acogenvsacogerConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#36,896
“acogen” frequency rank
#15,258
“acoger” frequency rank
52154
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acogen acoger
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acoger. Admitir la visita o compañía de alguien.

Where the eye mixes acogen and acoger

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
acogen
6 ch
acoger

Visual trap between acogen and acoger

A purely visual mix-up. acogen ([aˈkoxẽn]) and acoger ([akoˈxeɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “acogen” becomes r in “acoger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acogen is recorded at frequency rank #36,896, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkoxẽn]. acoger is at rank #15,258, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoˈxeɾ].

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 52154, this pair ranks #94,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acogen vs acoger

Shared letters: acego. Private to "acogen": n. Private to "acoger": r.

"acogen" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "acoger" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acogenaccogen · acgoen · acoegn · acogenn · acoggen · acogne · aocgen · caogen
  • acogeraccoger · acgoer · acoegr · acogerr · acogger · acogre · aocger · caoger

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "acogen" and "acoger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈkoxẽn] versus [akoˈxeɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "acogen" vs "acoger" - which ranks higher?
"acoger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,258 in our Spanish list, against #36,896 for "acogen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "acogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acoger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #94,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acogen" and "acoger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acogen 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 #94,109 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