Which to use
“abalar” and “acabar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,655
- “abalar” frequency rank
- #841
- “acabar” frequency rank
- 17496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abalar | acabar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer tremer ou oscilar | levar ao seu termo (levar a termo), perfazer, terminar, concluir |
Letter map: abalar vs acabar
Shared letters muted; letters that set abalar and acabar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. abalar and acabar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: abalar and acabar
abalar and acabar 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 17496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abalar is recorded at frequency rank #16,655, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.bɐ.ˈlaɾ/. acabar is at rank #841, tagged as averb.
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 17496, this pair ranks #53,740 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abalar vs acabar
Shared letters: abr. Private to "abalar": l. Private to "acabar": c.
"abalar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "acabar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abalar" for "acabar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "abalar" or "acabar" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "abalar" and "acabar".
- Full dictionary entry for "abalar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acabar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,740 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abalar" and "acabar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abalar vs abarcar". 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 #53,740 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.