acogevsapoyéWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,596
“acoge” frequency rank
#43,382
“apoyé” frequency rank
56978
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acoge apoyé
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acoger. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apoyar o de apoyarse.

Where the eye mixes acoge and apoyé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. acoge (VCVCV) and apoyé (VCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
acoge
5 ch
apoyé

Look-alike desk: acoge vs apoyé

A purely visual mix-up. acoge ([aˈkoxe]) and apoyé ([apoˈʝe]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56978, 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]. apoyé is at rank #43,382, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoˈʝe].

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 56978, this pair ranks #72,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acoge vs apoyé

Shared letters: ao. Private to "acoge": ceg. Private to "apoyé": pyé.

"acoge" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "apoyé" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acoge ← accoge · acgoe · acoeg · acogge · aocge · caoge

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "acoge" for "apoyé" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈkoxe] versus [apoˈʝe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "acoge" vs "apoyé" - which ranks higher?
"acoge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,596 in our Spanish list, against #43,382 for "apoyé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "acoge" and "apoyé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acoge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apoyé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acoge" and "apoyé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ape vs apoyé". 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 #72,342 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