Which to use
“abusada” and “acosada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,223
- “abusada” frequency rank
- #38,472
- “acosada” frequency rank
- 80695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abusada | acosada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de abusado, participio de abusar. | Forma del femenino de acosado, participio de acosar. |
Where the eye mixes abusada and acosada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: abusada vs acosada
A purely visual mix-up. abusada ([aβ̞uˈsað̞a]) and acosada ([akoˈsað̞a]) 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 80695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abusada is recorded at frequency rank #42,223, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞uˈsað̞a]. acosada is at rank #38,472, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [akoˈsað̞a].
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 80695, this pair ranks #11,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abusada vs acosada
Shared letters: ads. Private to "abusada": bu. Private to "acosada": co.
"abusada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "acosada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abusada" for "acosada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abusada" vs "acosada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abusada" and "acosada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abusada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acosada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abusada" and "acosada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abusada vs abusados". 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 #11,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.