Which to use
“acaben” and “añaden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,762
- “acaben” frequency rank
- #15,019
- “añaden” frequency rank
- 30781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acaben | añaden |
|---|---|---|
| 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 indicativo de añadir. |
Where the eye mixes acaben and añaden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acaben and añaden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses acaben with añaden
A purely visual mix-up. acaben ([aˈkaβ̞ẽn]) and añaden ([aˈɲað̞ẽn]) 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 30781, 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]. añaden is at rank #15,019, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɲað̞ẽn].
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 30781, this pair ranks #210,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acaben vs añaden
Shared letters: aen. Private to "acaben": bc. Private to "añaden": dñ.
"acaben" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "añaden" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acaben ← aacben · acabben · acabenn · acabne · acaebn · acaven · acbaen · accaben
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acaben" and "añaden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acaben" vs "añaden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acaben" and "añaden" 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 "añaden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acaben" and "añaden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acaben 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 #210,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.