Which to use
“acaben” is a verb and “árabes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,762
- “acaben” frequency rank
- #5,166
- “árabes” frequency rank
- 20928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acaben | árabes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de acabar. | Forma del plural de árabe. |
Where the eye mixes acaben and árabes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. acaben and árabes 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 árabes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acaben is [aˈkaβ̞ẽn] while árabes is [ˈaɾaβ̞es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20928, 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]. árabes is at rank #5,166, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɾaβ̞es].
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 20928, this pair ranks #257,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acaben vs árabes
Shared letters: abe. Private to "acaben": cn. Private to "árabes": rsá.
"acaben" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "árabes" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acaben ← aacben · acabben · acabenn · acabne · acaebn · acaven · acbaen · accaben
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acaben" for "árabes" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acaben" or "árabes" show up more?
What to do next
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 "árabes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acaben" and "árabes" 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 #257,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.