acogidovsacomodoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#19,018
“acogido” frequency rank
#29,902
“acomodo” frequency rank
48920
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acogido acomodo
Definition Persona que recibe ayuda, protección, alimentación, alojamiento o acogida por parte de una institución de beneficencia u otra entidad prestadora de servicios. Acción o efecto de acomodar o de acomodarse.

Where the eye mixes acogido and acomodo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acogido and acomodo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
acogido
7 ch
acomodo

Look-alike desk: acogido vs acomodo

A purely visual mix-up. acogido ([akoˈxið̞o]) and acomodo ([akoˈmoð̞o]) 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 48920, 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]. acomodo is at rank #29,902, tagged as anoun, pronounced [akoˈmoð̞o].

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 48920, this pair ranks #111,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acogido vs acomodo

Shared letters: acdo. Private to "acogido": gi. Private to "acomodo": m.

"acogido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "acomodo" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acogidoaccogido · acgoido · acogdio · acoggido · acogiddo · acogiod · acoigdo · aocgido
  • acomodoaccomodo · acmoodo · acomdoo · acommodo · acomoddo · acomood · acoomdo · aocmodo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "acogido" for "acomodo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([akoˈxið̞o] versus [akoˈmoð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "acogido" or "acomodo"?
"acogido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,018 in our Spanish list, against #29,902 for "acomodo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acogido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acomodo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acogido" and "acomodo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acomodo vs acotado". 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 #111,767 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