acogióvsacudióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#18,137
“acogió” frequency rank
#11,340
“acudió” frequency rank
29477
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acogió acudió
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acoger. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acudir.

Where the eye mixes acogió and acudió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
acogió
6 ch
acudió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. acogió ([akoˈxjo]) and acudió ([akuˈð̞jo]) 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 29477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acogió is recorded at frequency rank #18,137, classified as averb, pronounced [akoˈxjo]. acudió is at rank #11,340, tagged as averb, pronounced [akuˈð̞jo].

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 29477, this pair ranks #216,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acogió vs acudió

Shared letters: ació. Private to "acogió": go. Private to "acudió": du.

"acogió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "acudió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acogió" and "acudió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([akoˈxjo] versus [akuˈð̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "acogió" or "acudió"?
"acudió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,340 in our Spanish list, against #18,137 for "acogió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list