acompañar

[akõmpaˈɲaɾ]

/[akõmpaˈɲaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“acompañar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,094. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,094
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hacer o dar compañía. Estar o ir junto a otro u otros.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

acompañar vs acompañe
78% similar
acompañar vs acompaño
78% similar
acompañar vs acompañen
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for acompañar
PropertyValue
Headwordacompañar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[akõmpaˈɲaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,094
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “acompañar” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). acompañar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around acompañar (IPA [akõmpaˈɲaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,094 among 120,137 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for acompañar, with forms such as "accompañar", "acmopañar", and "acomapñar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "acompañe", "acompaño", "acompañen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is acompañar, spelled A-C-O-M-P-A-Ñ-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer o dar compañía. Estar o ir junto a otro u otros.
  2. 2
    Añadir o juntar un elemento a algo; complementarlo.
  3. 3
    Referido a una cosa, ser o existir en asociación o simultaneidad con otra.
  4. 4
    Existir con alguien o ser parte de su estado, condición, carácter, personalidad, destino, etc.
  5. 5
    Tener empatía con los sentimientos de alguien, participar de lo que está experimentando o seguir sus progresos.
  6. 6
    Componer o ejecutar la armonía o el conjunto de sonidos que complementan una melodía principal (el acompañamiento).
  7. 7
    Adornar, complementar o poner accesorios a un elemento principal o central.

This word in other languages

accompany(English)accompagner(Français)begleiten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: accompañar,acmopañar,acomapñar,acommpañar,acompaañr,acompañarr,acompañra,acomppañar,acompñaar,acopmañar,aocmpañar,caompañar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acompañar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

accompañar1acmopañar2acomapñar2acommpañar1acompaañr2acompañarr1acompañra2acomppañar1
Edit distance from "acompañar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acompañar"?
"acompañar" is spelled A-C-O-M-P-A-Ñ-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [akõmpaˈɲaɾ].
What does "acompañar" mean?
As a verb, "acompañar" means: Hacer o dar compañía. Estar o ir junto a otro u otros.
What words are commonly confused with "acompañar"?
"acompañar" is commonly confused with "acompañe", "acompaño", "acompañen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acompañar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acompañar" is [akõmpaˈɲaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acompañar" come from?
"acompañar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “acompañar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-C-O-M-P-A-Ñ-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [akõmpaˈɲaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “acompañe” - see the side-by-side comparison. acompañar vs acompañe
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list