Which to use
“acabaron” and “apagaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,607
- “acabaron” frequency rank
- #33,933
- “apagaron” frequency rank
- 42540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acabaron | apagaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acabar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apagar. |
Where the eye mixes acabaron and apagaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acabaron and apagaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between acabaron and apagaron
A purely visual mix-up. acabaron ([akaˈβ̞aɾõn]) and apagaron ([apaˈɣ̞aɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acabaron is recorded at frequency rank #8,607, classified as averb, pronounced [akaˈβ̞aɾõn]. apagaron is at rank #33,933, tagged as averb, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞aɾõn].
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 42540, this pair ranks #147,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acabaron vs apagaron
Shared letters: anor. Private to "acabaron": bc. Private to "apagaron": gp.
"acabaron" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "apagaron" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acabaron" and "apagaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acabaron" or "apagaron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acabaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apagaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acabaron" and "apagaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apagaron vs apagarse". 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 #147,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.