Which to use
“acaban” and “acaben” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,892
- “acaban” frequency rank
- #15,762
- “acaben” frequency rank
- 19654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acaban | acaben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acabar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de acabar. |
Where the eye mixes acaban and acaben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acaban with acaben
A purely visual mix-up. acaban ([aˈkaβ̞ãn]) and acaben ([aˈkaβ̞ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “acaban” becomes e in “acaben”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acaban is recorded at frequency rank #3,892, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkaβ̞ãn]. acaben is at rank #15,762, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkaβ̞ẽn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 19654, this pair ranks #262,805 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acaban vs acaben
Shared letters: abcn. Private to "acaban": -. Private to "acaben": e.
"acaban" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "acaben" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acaban" for "acaben" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acaban" or "acaben"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acaben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,805 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acaban" and "acaben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acaben vs aclaren". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #262,805 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.