Which to use
“acecha” and “acechan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,415
- “acecha” frequency rank
- #46,901
- “acechan” frequency rank
- 81316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acecha | acechan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acechar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acechar. |
Where the eye mixes acecha and acechan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between acecha and acechan
A purely visual mix-up. acecha ([aˈset͡ʃa]) and acechan ([aˈset͡ʃãn]) 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) - “acecha” sits inside “acechan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acecha is recorded at frequency rank #34,415, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈset͡ʃa]. acechan is at rank #46,901, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈset͡ʃãn].
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 81316, this pair ranks #10,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acecha vs acechan
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "acecha": -. Private to "acechan": n.
"acecha" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "acechan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acecha" for "acechan" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acecha" and "acechan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acecha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acechan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acecha" and "acechan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acechan vs acechando". 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 #10,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.