Which to use
“acabarse” and “acabas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,549
- “acabarse” frequency rank
- #8,074
- “acabas” frequency rank
- 47623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acabarse | acabas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acabar (uso pronominal de ...) | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de acabar. |
Where the eye mixes acabarse and acabas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acabarse runs 8 letters (VCVCVCCV) against acabas's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acabarse and acabas
A purely visual mix-up. acabarse ([akaˈβ̞aɾse]) and acabas ([aˈkaβ̞as]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acabarse is recorded at frequency rank #39,549, classified as averb, pronounced [akaˈβ̞aɾse]. acabas is at rank #8,074, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkaβ̞as].
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 47623, this pair ranks #119,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acabarse vs acabas
Shared letters: abcs. Private to "acabarse": er. Private to "acabas": -.
"acabarse" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "acabas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acabarse" and "acabas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acabarse" or "acabas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acabarse" and "acabas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acabarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acabas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acabarse" and "acabas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acabarse vs acabase". 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 #119,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.