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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acabe" and "acoge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acabe" or "acoge" show up more?
What to do next
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 "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.