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“abolió” and “acogió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,095
“abolió” frequency rank
#18,137
“acogió” frequency rank
58232
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abolió acogió
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de abolir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acoger.

Where the eye mixes abolió and acogió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. abolió and acogió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
abolió
6 ch
acogió

Visual trap between abolió and acogió

A purely visual mix-up. abolió ([aβ̞oˈljo]) and acogió ([akoˈxjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abolió is recorded at frequency rank #40,095, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞oˈljo]. acogió is at rank #18,137, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoˈxjo].

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 58232, this pair ranks #67,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of abolió vs acogió

Shared letters: aioó. Private to "abolió": bl. Private to "acogió": cg.

"abolió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "acogió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "abolió" for "acogió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aβ̞oˈljo] versus [akoˈxjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abolió" vs "acogió" - which ranks higher?
"acogió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,137 in our Spanish list, against #40,095 for "abolió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "abolió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acogió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abolió" and "acogió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abolió vs agobio". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #67,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list