Which to use
“acabo” and “acto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,465
- “acabo” frequency rank
- #1,077
- “acto” frequency rank
- 2542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acabo | acto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acabamiento o fin. | Consecuencia real o potencial de realizar, de llevar a cabo algo. |
Where the eye mixes acabo and acto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acabo vs acto
A purely visual mix-up. acabo ([aˈkaβ̞o]) and acto ([ˈakt̪o]) 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 2542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acabo is recorded at frequency rank #1,465, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈkaβ̞o]. acto is at rank #1,077, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈakt̪o].
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 2542, this pair ranks #320,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acabo vs acto
Shared letters: aco. Private to "acabo": b. Private to "acto": t.
"acabo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "acto" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acabo" for "acto" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acabo" or "acto" 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 "acabo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acabo" and "acto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acto vs anta". 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 #320,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.