acoger
Spanish, verb/akoˈxeɾ/
acoger is spelled A-C-O-G-E-R (6 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,293rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Acoger is a Spanish verb meaning “to receive, welcome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Admitir la visita o compañía de alguien”.
What does acoger mean in English?
verb
- 1
to receive, welcome
- 2
to take in
Mi esposo y yo acogimos un perro callejero lindo como puede ser el mes pasado.
- 3
to host (an event)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Admitir la visita o compañía de alguien. 2. En particular, recibir algo o a alguien manifestando la emoción que ello produce. 3. Por extensión, dar abrigo, protección o ayuda. 4. Permitir al ganado entrar a pastar en un sitio.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of acoger
- acojo first-person present singular
- acogí first-person preterite singular
- acogido participle past
- g-j alternation
- acogiendo gerund
- acogida feminine participle past
- acogidos masculine participle past
- acogidas feminine participle past
- acoges indicative informal present
- acogés indicative informal present
- acoge indicative present singular
- acogemos first-person indicative plural
- acogéis indicative plural present
- acogen indicative plural present
- acogía first-person imperfect indicative
- acogías imperfect indicative second-person
- acogíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- acogíais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce acoger?
- /akoˈxeɾ/
- [a.koˈxeɾ]
- [akoˈxeɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to acoger
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is acoger in Spanish?
acoger appears 3.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).