Which to use
“acogida” is a noun and “acosada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,810
- “acogida” frequency rank
- #38,472
- “acosada” frequency rank
- 46282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acogida | acosada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Proceso o resultado de acoger, recibir o ser recibido. | Forma del femenino de acosado, participio de acosar. |
Where the eye mixes acogida and acosada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acogida and acosada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses acogida with acosada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acogida is [akoˈxið̞a] while acosada is [akoˈsað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46282, 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]. acosada is at rank #38,472, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [akoˈsað̞a].
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 46282, this pair ranks #126,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acogida vs acosada
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "acogida": gi. Private to "acosada": s.
"acogida" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "acosada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acogida" and "acosada" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acogida" or "acosada" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acogida" and "acosada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acogida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acosada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acogida" and "acosada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acosada vs alocada". 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 #126,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.