Which to use
“abalado” and “acabado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,952
- “abalado” frequency rank
- #5,157
- “acabado” frequency rank
- 23109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abalado | acabado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se abalou | concluído, pronto |
Letter map: abalado vs acabado
Shared letters muted; letters that set abalado and acabado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. abalado and acabado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on abalado vs acabado
abalado and acabado are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abalado is recorded at frequency rank #17,952, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.bɐ.ˈla.du/. acabado is at rank #5,157, tagged as anadj.
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 23109, this pair ranks #46,771 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abalado vs acabado
Shared letters: abdo. Private to "abalado": l. Private to "acabado": c.
"abalado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "acabado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abalado" and "acabado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abalado" or "acabado"?
What to do next
Pair "abalado" vs "acabado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "abalado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acabado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,771 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abalado" and "acabado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abalado vs alado". 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 #46,771 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.