Which to use
“acabarse” and “apagarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,549
- “acabarse” frequency rank
- #47,552
- “apagarse” frequency rank
- 87101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acabarse | apagarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acabar (uso pronominal de ...) | Apagar (uso pronominal de ...) |
Where the eye mixes acabarse and apagarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acabarse with apagarse
A purely visual mix-up. acabarse ([akaˈβ̞aɾse]) and apagarse ([apaˈɣ̞aɾse]) 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 87101, 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]. apagarse is at rank #47,552, tagged as averb, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞aɾse].
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 87101, this pair ranks #4,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acabarse vs apagarse
Shared letters: aers. Private to "acabarse": bc. Private to "apagarse": gp.
"acabarse" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "apagarse" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acabarse" and "apagarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acabarse" or "apagarse" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acabarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apagarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acabarse" and "apagarse" 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 #4,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.