Which to use
“acabas” and “amarás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,074
- “acabas” frequency rank
- #45,114
- “amarás” frequency rank
- 53188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acabas | amarás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de acabar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de amar. |
Where the eye mixes acabas and amarás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. acabas and amarás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses acabas with amarás
A purely visual mix-up. acabas ([aˈkaβ̞as]) and amarás ([amaˈɾas]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acabas is recorded at frequency rank #8,074, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkaβ̞as]. amarás is at rank #45,114, tagged as averb, pronounced [amaˈɾas].
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 53188, this pair ranks #89,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acabas vs amarás
Shared letters: as. Private to "acabas": bc. Private to "amarás": mrá.
"acabas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "amarás" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acabas ← aacbas · acaabs · acabass · acabbas · acabsa · acavas · acbaas · accabas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acabas" and "amarás" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acabas" vs "amarás" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acabas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amarás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acabas" and "amarás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amarás vs amarras". 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 #89,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.