Which to use
“acompañaba” and “acompañan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,019
- “acompañaba” frequency rank
- #10,091
- “acompañan” frequency rank
- 29110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acompañaba | acompañan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acompañar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acompañar. |
Where the eye mixes acompañaba and acompañan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. acompañaba runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCVCV) against acompañan's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acompañaba vs acompañan
A purely visual mix-up. acompañaba ([akõmpaˈɲaβ̞a]) and acompañan ([akõmˈpaɲãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acompañaba is recorded at frequency rank #19,019, classified as averb, pronounced [akõmpaˈɲaβ̞a]. acompañan is at rank #10,091, tagged as averb, pronounced [akõmˈpaɲãn].
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 29110, this pair ranks #218,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acompañaba vs acompañan
Shared letters: acmopñ. Private to "acompañaba": b. Private to "acompañan": n.
"acompañaba" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCV · "acompañan" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acompañaba" and "acompañan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acompañaba" or "acompañan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acompañaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acompañan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acompañaba" and "acompañan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acompañaba vs acompañarán". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #218,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.