Which to use
“acaben” and “amaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,762
- “acaben” frequency rank
- #33,925
- “amaban” frequency rank
- 49687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acaben | amaban |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de amar. |
Where the eye mixes acaben and amaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acaben and amaban follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: acaben vs amaban
A purely visual mix-up. acaben ([aˈkaβ̞ẽn]) and amaban ([aˈmaβ̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49687, 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]. amaban is at rank #33,925, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈmaβ̞ãn].
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 49687, this pair ranks #107,417 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acaben vs amaban
Shared letters: abn. Private to "acaben": ce. Private to "amaban": m.
"acaben" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "amaban" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acaben" and "amaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acaben" vs "amaban" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acaben" and "amaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acaben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,417 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acaben" and "amaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amaban vs amadas". 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 #107,417 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.