Which to use
“acoger” and “acogerse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,258
- “acoger” frequency rank
- #36,379
- “acogerse” frequency rank
- 51637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acoger | acogerse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Admitir la visita o compañía de alguien. | Refugiarse, retirarse, tomar amparo. |
Where the eye mixes acoger and acogerse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acoger runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against acogerse's 8 (VCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acoger vs acogerse
A purely visual mix-up. acoger ([akoˈxeɾ]) and acogerse ([akoˈxeɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “acoger” sits inside “acogerse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acoger is recorded at frequency rank #15,258, classified as averb, pronounced [akoˈxeɾ]. acogerse is at rank #36,379, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoˈxeɾse].
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 51637, this pair ranks #96,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acoger vs acogerse
Shared letters: acegor. Private to "acoger": -. Private to "acogerse": s.
"acoger" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "acogerse" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acoger" and "acogerse" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "acoger" or "acogerse"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acoger" and "acogerse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acoger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acogerse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acoger" and "acogerse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acogerá vs acogerse". 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 #96,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.