Which to use
“acabo” and “arado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,465
- “acabo” frequency rank
- #32,080
- “arado” frequency rank
- 33545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acabo | arado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acabamiento o fin. | Instrumento agrícola formado básicamente por una pieza afilada o reja y una pieza que permite su tracción por animales o máquinas. Se emplea para abrir surcos en la tierra. |
Where the eye mixes acabo and arado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between acabo and arado
A purely visual mix-up. acabo ([aˈkaβ̞o]) and arado ([aˈɾað̞o]) 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 33545, 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]. arado is at rank #32,080, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈɾað̞o].
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 33545, this pair ranks #196,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acabo vs arado
Shared letters: ao. Private to "acabo": bc. Private to "arado": dr.
"acabo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "arado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acabo" and "arado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "acabo" or "arado"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acabo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acabo" and "arado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "añadí vs arado". 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 #196,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.