acabevsacogeConfusable pair

Quick tell: acabe is a noun, acoge is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“acabe” is a noun and “acoge” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,792
“acabe” frequency rank
#13,596
“acoge” frequency rank
19388
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acabe acoge
Definition Acción o efecto de acabar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acoger.

Where the eye mixes acabe and acoge

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
acabe
5 ch
acoge

Look-alike desk: acabe vs acoge

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acabe is [aˈkaβ̞e] while acoge is [aˈkoxe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19388, 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]. acoge is at rank #13,596, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkoxe].

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 19388, this pair ranks #263,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of acabe vs acoge

Shared letters: ace. Private to "acabe": b. Private to "acoge": go.

"acabe" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "acoge" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acabeaacbe · acabbe · acaeb · acave · acbae · accabe · caabe
  • acogeaccoge · acgoe · acoeg · acogge · aocge · caoge

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "acabe" and "acoge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "acabe" is a noun and "acoge" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acabe" or "acoge" show up more?
"acabe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,792 in our Spanish list, against #13,596 for "acoge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "acabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acoge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #263,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acabe" and "acoge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acoge vs acogerá". 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 #263,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list