Which to use
“abanar” and “acabar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,979
- “abanar” frequency rank
- #841
- “acabar” frequency rank
- 35820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abanar | acabar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | agitar o ar com abano | levar ao seu termo (levar a termo), perfazer, terminar, concluir |
Letter map: abanar vs acabar
Shared letters muted; letters that set abanar and acabar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. abanar 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: abanar and acabar
abanar 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 35820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abanar is recorded at frequency rank #34,979, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.bɐ.ˈnaɾ/. 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 35820, this pair ranks #31,141 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of abanar vs acabar
Shared letters: abr. Private to "abanar": n. Private to "acabar": c.
"abanar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "acabar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abanar" for "acabar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abanar" vs "acabar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "abanar" vs "acabar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "abanar" 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 #31,141 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abanar" and "acabar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abanar 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 #31,141 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.