Which to use
“acaban” and “amaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,892
- “acaban” frequency rank
- #33,925
- “amaban” frequency rank
- 37817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acaban | amaban |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de amar. |
Where the eye mixes acaban and amaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acaban vs amaban
A purely visual mix-up. acaban ([aˈkaβ̞ãn]) and amaban ([aˈmaβ̞ãn]) 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 m in “amaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37817, 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]. amaban is at rank #33,925, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈmaβ̞ãn].
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 37817, this pair ranks #173,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acaban vs amaban
Shared letters: abn. Private to "acaban": c. Private to "amaban": m.
"acaban" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "amaban" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acaban" and "amaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "acaban" or "amaban"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acaban" and "amaban" 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 "amaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acaban" and "amaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amaban vs amadas". 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 #173,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.