Which to use
“acabarse” and “acabase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,549
- “acabarse” frequency rank
- #49,376
- “acabase” frequency rank
- 88925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acabarse | acabase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acabar (uso pronominal de ...) | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de acabar. |
Where the eye mixes acabarse and acabase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acabarse vs acabase
A purely visual mix-up. acabarse ([akaˈβ̞aɾse]) 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 88925, 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]. 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 88925, this pair ranks #3,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acabarse vs acabase
Shared letters: abces. Private to "acabarse": r. Private to "acabase": -.
"acabarse" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "acabase" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acabarse" and "acabase" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acabarse" vs "acabase" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acabarse" and "acabase" 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 "acabase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acabarse" 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 #3,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.