Which to use
“acabado” is an adjective and “acosado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,134
- “acabado” frequency rank
- #26,684
- “acosado” frequency rank
- 30818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acabado | acosado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dice de algo que se encuentra destruido o que ha caducado su vida útil. | Participio de acosar. |
Where the eye mixes acabado and acosado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acabado and acosado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses acabado with acosado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acabado is [akaˈβ̞að̞o] while acosado is [akoˈsað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acabado is recorded at frequency rank #4,134, classified as anadj, pronounced [akaˈβ̞að̞o]. acosado is at rank #26,684, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoˈsað̞o].
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 30818, this pair ranks #210,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acabado vs acosado
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "acabado": b. Private to "acosado": s.
"acabado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "acosado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acabado" and "acosado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acabado" vs "acosado" - 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 "acabado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acosado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acabado" and "acosado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acosado vs acosados". 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 #210,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.