Which to use
“acogido” is a noun and “acosado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,018
- “acogido” frequency rank
- #26,684
- “acosado” frequency rank
- 45702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acogido | acosado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que recibe ayuda, protección, alimentación, alojamiento o acogida por parte de una institución de beneficencia u otra entidad prestadora de servicios. | Participio de acosar. |
Where the eye mixes acogido and acosado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acogido and acosado 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 acogido with acosado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acogido is [akoˈxið̞o] while acosado is [akoˈsað̞o]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45702, 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]. acosado is at rank #26,684, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoˈsað̞o].
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 45702, this pair ranks #129,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acogido vs acosado
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "acogido": gi. Private to "acosado": s.
"acogido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "acosado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acogido" for "acosado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acogido" vs "acosado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acogido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acosado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acogido" and "acosado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acosado vs acosados". 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 #129,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.