Which to use
“acogido” is a noun and “acogió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,018
- “acogido” frequency rank
- #18,137
- “acogió” frequency rank
- 37155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acogido | acogió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que recibe ayuda, protección, alimentación, alojamiento o acogida por parte de una institución de beneficencia u otra entidad prestadora de servicios. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acoger. |
Where the eye mixes acogido and acogió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acogido runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against acogió's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acogido with acogió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acogido is [akoˈxið̞o] while acogió is [akoˈxjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acogido is recorded at frequency rank #19,018, classified as anoun, pronounced [akoˈxið̞o]. acogió is at rank #18,137, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoˈxjo].
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 37155, this pair ranks #176,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acogido vs acogió
Shared letters: acgio. Private to "acogido": d. Private to "acogió": ó.
"acogido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "acogió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acogido ← accogido · acgoido · acogdio · acoggido · acogiddo · acogiod · acoigdo · aocgido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acogido" and "acogió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acogido" or "acogió" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "acogido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acogió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acogido" and "acogió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acogió vs agobio". 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 #176,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.