Which to use
“acaban” and “alaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,892
- “acaban” frequency rank
- #39,557
- “alaban” frequency rank
- 43449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acaban | alaban |
|---|---|---|
| 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 indicativo de alabar. |
Where the eye mixes acaban and alaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acaban and alaban follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between acaban and alaban
A purely visual mix-up. acaban ([aˈkaβ̞ãn]) and alaban ([aˈlaβ̞ãn]) 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 - c in “acaban” becomes l in “alaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43449, 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]. alaban is at rank #39,557, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈlaβ̞ãn].
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 43449, this pair ranks #142,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acaban vs alaban
Shared letters: abn. Private to "acaban": c. Private to "alaban": l.
"acaban" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alaban" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acaban" for "alaban" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acaban" vs "alaban" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acaban" and "alaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acaban" and "alaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alaban vs Albany". 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 #142,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.