Which to use
“acceso” and “acoso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #780
- “acceso” frequency rank
- #5,364
- “acoso” frequency rank
- 6144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acceso | acoso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de llegar, entrar o acercarse.. | Acción o efecto de acosar. |
Where the eye mixes acceso and acoso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acceso runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against acoso's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acceso vs acoso
A purely visual mix-up. acceso ([akˈseso]) and acoso ([aˈkoso]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acceso is recorded at frequency rank #780, classified as anoun, pronounced [akˈseso]. acoso is at rank #5,364, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈkoso].
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 6144, this pair ranks #311,626 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acceso vs acoso
Shared letters: acos. Private to "acceso": e. Private to "acoso": -.
"acceso" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "acoso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acceso" for "acoso" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acceso" or "acoso"?
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 "acceso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acoso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,626 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acceso" and "acoso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acoso vs acuosa". 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 #311,626 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.