acogevsacudeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#13,596
“acoge” frequency rank
#12,514
“acude” frequency rank
26110
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acoge acude
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acoger. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acudir.

Where the eye mixes acoge and acude

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
acoge
5 ch
acude

Look-alike desk: acoge vs acude

A purely visual mix-up. acoge ([aˈkoxe]) and acude ([aˈkuð̞e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acoge is recorded at frequency rank #13,596, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkoxe]. acude is at rank #12,514, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkuð̞e].

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 26110, this pair ranks #233,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acoge vs acude

Shared letters: ace. Private to "acoge": go. Private to "acude": du.

"acoge" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "acude" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acogeaccoge · acgoe · acoeg · acogge · aocge · caoge
  • acudeaccude · acdue · acudde · acued · aucde · caude

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "acoge" for "acude" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈkoxe] versus [aˈkuð̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "acoge" vs "acude" - which ranks higher?
"acude" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,514 in our Spanish list, against #13,596 for "acoge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acoge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #233,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acoge" and "acude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acoge vs acogerá". 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 #233,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list