Which to use
“acogen” and “acogió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,896
- “acogen” frequency rank
- #18,137
- “acogió” frequency rank
- 55033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acogen | acogió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acoger. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acoger. |
Where the eye mixes acogen and acogió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between acogen and acogió
A purely visual mix-up. acogen ([aˈkoxẽn]) and acogió ([akoˈxjo]) 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 55033, 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]. acogió is at rank #18,137, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoˈxjo].
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 55033, this pair ranks #80,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acogen vs acogió
Shared letters: acgo. Private to "acogen": en. Private to "acogió": ió.
"acogen" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "acogió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acogen ← accogen · acgoen · acoegn · acogenn · acoggen · acogne · aocgen · caogen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acogen" and "acogió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acogen" vs "acogió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "acogió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acogen" and "acogió" 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 #80,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.