Which to use
“acento” is a noun and “asentó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,910
- “acento” frequency rank
- #40,652
- “asentó” frequency rank
- 46562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acento | asentó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Realce con que se pronuncia una sílaba, dándole mayor tono o relieve que las demás. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de asentar o de asentarse. |
Same sound, different letters: acento vs asentó
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. acento and asentó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - acento and asentó
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: acento and asentó carry the same recorded pronunciation, [aˈsẽn̪t̪o]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acento is recorded at frequency rank #5,910, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈsẽn̪t̪o]. asentó is at rank #40,652, tagged as averb, pronounced [asẽn̪ˈt̪o].
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 46562, this pair ranks #125,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acento vs asentó
Shared letters: aent. Private to "acento": co. Private to "asentó": só.
"acento" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "asentó" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acento ← accento · acennto · acenot · acentto · acetno · acneto · aecnto · asento
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acento" for "asentó" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acento" or "asentó" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "acento" / "asentó". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "acento" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asentó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acento" and "asentó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asentó vs atente". 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 #125,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.