Which to use
“acoger” and “acosar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,258
- “acoger” frequency rank
- #27,078
- “acosar” frequency rank
- 42336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acoger | acosar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Admitir la visita o compañía de alguien. | Perseguir con insistencia y empeño. |
Where the eye mixes acoger and acosar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acoger and acosar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between acoger and acosar
A purely visual mix-up. acoger ([akoˈxeɾ]) and acosar ([akoˈsaɾ]) 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 42336, 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]. acosar is at rank #27,078, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoˈsaɾ].
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 42336, this pair ranks #148,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acoger vs acosar
Shared letters: acor. Private to "acoger": eg. Private to "acosar": s.
"acoger" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "acosar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acoger" and "acosar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "acoger" or "acosar"?
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 "acoger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acosar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acoger" and "acosar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acosar vs acuosa". 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 #148,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.