Which to use
“acogen” and “acosan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,896
- “acogen” frequency rank
- #35,324
- “acosan” frequency rank
- 72220
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acogen | acosan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acoger. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acosar. |
Where the eye mixes acogen and acosan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acogen vs acosan
A purely visual mix-up. acogen ([aˈkoxẽn]) and acosan ([aˈkosãn]) 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 72220, 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]. acosan is at rank #35,324, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkosãn].
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 72220, this pair ranks #25,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acogen vs acosan
Shared letters: acno. Private to "acogen": eg. Private to "acosan": s.
"acogen" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "acosan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acogen" for "acosan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acogen" or "acosan"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acogen" and "acosan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acosan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acogen" and "acosan" 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 #25,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.