acogidavsacogidosTell them apart

Which to use

“acogida” and “acogidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,810
“acogida” frequency rank
#41,159
“acogidos” frequency rank
48969
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acogida acogidos
Definition Proceso o resultado de acoger, recibir o ser recibido. Forma del plural de acogido.

Where the eye mixes acogida and acogidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acogida runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against acogidos's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
acogida
8 ch
acogidos

Visual trap between acogida and acogidos

A purely visual mix-up. acogida ([akoˈxið̞a]) and acogidos ([akoˈxið̞os]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acogida is recorded at frequency rank #7,810, classified as anoun, pronounced [akoˈxið̞a]. acogidos is at rank #41,159, tagged as anoun, pronounced [akoˈxið̞os].

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 48969, this pair ranks #111,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acogida vs acogidos

Shared letters: acdgio. Private to "acogida": -. Private to "acogidos": s.

"acogida" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "acogidos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acogidaaccogida · acgoida · acogdia · acoggida · acogiad · acogidda · acoigda · aocgida
  • acogidosaccogidos · acgoidos · acogdios · acoggidos · acogiddos · acogidoss · acogidso · acogiods

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "acogida" and "acogidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([akoˈxið̞a] versus [akoˈxið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acogida" or "acogidos" show up more?
"acogida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,810 in our Spanish list, against #41,159 for "acogidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acogida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acogidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acogida" and "acogidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acogidos vs acólitos". 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 #111,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list