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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acogen" and "acoger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acogen" vs "acoger" - which ranks higher?
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.