Which to use
“acabar” and “acabase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,004
- “acabar” frequency rank
- #49,376
- “acabase” frequency rank
- 51380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acabar | acabase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Llevar algo a su fin. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de acabar. |
Where the eye mixes acabar and acabase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acabar with acabase
A purely visual mix-up. acabar ([akaˈβ̞aɾ]) and acabase ([akaˈβ̞ase]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acabar is recorded at frequency rank #2,004, classified as averb, pronounced [akaˈβ̞aɾ]. acabase is at rank #49,376, tagged as averb, pronounced [akaˈβ̞ase].
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 51380, this pair ranks #98,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acabar vs acabase
Shared letters: abc. Private to "acabar": r. Private to "acabase": es.
"acabar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "acabase" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acabar" for "acabase" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acabar" vs "acabase" - which ranks higher?
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 "acabar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acabase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acabar" and "acabase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acabase vs amabas". 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 #98,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.