Which to use
“acabe” and “ace” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,792
- “acabe” frequency rank
- #16,245
- “ace” frequency rank
- 22037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acabe | ace |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de acabar. | En el tenis y otros deportes similares, y en el vóley, tanto que se gana con el saque y sin que el rival pueda tocar la pelota. |
Where the eye mixes acabe and ace
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acabe with ace
A purely visual mix-up. acabe ([aˈkaβ̞e]) and ace ([ˈase]) 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 22037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acabe is recorded at frequency rank #5,792, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈkaβ̞e]. ace is at rank #16,245, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈase].
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 22037, this pair ranks #252,230 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acabe vs ace
Shared letters: ace. Private to "acabe": b. Private to "ace": -.
"acabe" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ace" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acabe ← aacbe · acabbe · acaeb · acave · acbae · accabe · caabe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acabe" and "ace" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acabe" or "ace" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acabe" and "ace" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ace" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,230 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acabe" and "ace" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abed vs ace". 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 #252,230 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.