Which to use
“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.
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
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Frequency check: "abolió" vs "acogió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.