Which to use
“acabe” and “acné” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,792
- “acabe” frequency rank
- #25,506
- “acné” frequency rank
- 31298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acabe | acné |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de acabar. | Afección cutánea causada por la obstrucción de los conductos de las glándulas sebáceas, formando pápulas y comedones, frecuente especialmente en la adolescencia. |
Where the eye mixes acabe and acné
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. acabe runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against acné's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acabe vs acné
A purely visual mix-up. acabe ([aˈkaβ̞e]) and acné ([akˈne]) 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 31298, 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]. acné is at rank #25,506, tagged as anoun, pronounced [akˈne].
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 31298, this pair ranks #207,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acabe vs acné
Shared letters: ac. Private to "acabe": be. Private to "acné": né.
"acabe" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "acné" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acabe ← aacbe · acabbe · acaeb · acave · acbae · accabe · caabe
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acné" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acabe" and "acné" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acné vs ape". 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 #207,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.