Which to use
“acaben” and “aclaren” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,762
- “acaben” frequency rank
- #49,380
- “aclaren” frequency rank
- 65142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acaben | aclaren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de acabar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aclarar o de aclararse. |
Where the eye mixes acaben and aclaren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acaben runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against aclaren's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acaben with aclaren
A purely visual mix-up. acaben ([aˈkaβ̞ẽn]) and aclaren ([aˈklaɾẽn]) 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 65142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acaben is recorded at frequency rank #15,762, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkaβ̞ẽn]. aclaren is at rank #49,380, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈklaɾẽn].
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 65142, this pair ranks #43,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acaben vs aclaren
Shared letters: acen. Private to "acaben": b. Private to "aclaren": lr.
"acaben" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "aclaren" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acaben" for "aclaren" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acaben" or "aclaren" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acaben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aclaren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acaben" and "aclaren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aclaran vs aclaren". 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 #43,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.