Which to use
“acceso” and “access” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #780
- “acceso” frequency rank
- #19,294
- “access” frequency rank
- 20074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acceso | access |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de llegar, entrar o acercarse.. | Acceso. |
Where the eye mixes acceso and access
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between acceso and access
A purely visual mix-up. acceso ([akˈseso]) and access (/ˈæksɛs/) 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 a single letter - o in “acceso” becomes s in “access”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acceso is recorded at frequency rank #780, classified as anoun, pronounced [akˈseso]. access is at rank #19,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈæksɛs/.
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 20074, this pair ranks #260,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acceso vs access
Shared letters: aces. Private to "acceso": o. Private to "access": -.
"acceso" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "access" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acceso" and "access" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "acceso" or "access"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acceso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "access" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acceso" and "access" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acceda vs access". 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 #260,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.