acomodavsacomodadoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#26,288
“acomoda” frequency rank
#31,177
“acomodado” frequency rank
57465
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acomoda acomodado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acomodar o de acomodarse. Participio de acomodar o de acomodarse.

Where the eye mixes acomoda and acomodado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acomoda runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against acomodado's 9 (VCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
acomoda
9 ch
acomodado

Visual trap between acomoda and acomodado

A purely visual mix-up. acomoda ([akoˈmoð̞a]) and acomodado ([akomoˈð̞að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “acomoda” sits inside “acomodado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acomoda is recorded at frequency rank #26,288, classified as averb, pronounced [akoˈmoð̞a]. acomodado is at rank #31,177, tagged as averb, pronounced [akomoˈð̞að̞o].

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 57465, this pair ranks #70,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acomoda vs acomodado

Shared letters: acdmo. Private to "acomoda": -. Private to "acomodado": -.

"acomoda" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "acomodado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acomodaaccomoda · acmooda · acomdoa · acommoda · acomoad · acomodda · acoomda · aocmoda
  • acomodadoaccomodado · acmoodado · acomdoado · acommodado · acomoaddo · acomodaddo · acomodaod · acomoddado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "acomoda" for "acomodado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([akoˈmoð̞a] versus [akomoˈð̞að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acomoda" or "acomodado" show up more?
"acomoda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,288 in our Spanish list, against #31,177 for "acomodado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acomoda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acomodado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #70,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acomoda" and "acomodado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acomodadas vs acomodado". 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 #70,410 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