accesovsaccesosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#780
“acceso” frequency rank
#12,512
“accesos” frequency rank
13292
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acceso accesos
Definition Acción de llegar, entrar o acercarse.. Forma del plural de acceso.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set acceso and accesos apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
acceso
7 ch
accesos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. acceso ([akˈseso]) and accesos ([akˈsesos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “acceso” sits inside “accesos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acceso is recorded at frequency rank #780, classified as anoun, pronounced [akˈseso]. accesos is at rank #12,512, tagged as anoun, pronounced [akˈsesos].

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 13292, this pair ranks #288,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of acceso vs accesos

Shared letters: aceos. Private to "acceso": -. Private to "accesos": -.

"acceso" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "accesos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • accesoacceos · accesso · accseo · acecso · aceso · acseso · caceso
  • accesosacceoss · accesoss · accessos · accseos · acecsos · acesos · acsesos · cacesos

Frequency comparison

acceso#780
accesos#12,512

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acceso" and "accesos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([akˈseso] versus [akˈsesos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "acceso" or "accesos"?
"acceso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #780 in our Spanish list, against #12,512 for "accesos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering acceso vs accesos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “acceso” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list