Which to use
“acompañaba” and “acompañas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,019
- “acompañaba” frequency rank
- #34,858
- “acompañas” frequency rank
- 53877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acompañaba | acompañas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acompañar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de acompañar. |
Where the eye mixes acompañaba and acompañas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. acompañaba runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCVCV) against acompañas's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acompañaba and acompañas
A purely visual mix-up. acompañaba ([akõmpaˈɲaβ̞a]) and acompañas ([akõmˈpaɲas]) 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 53877, 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]. acompañas is at rank #34,858, tagged as averb, pronounced [akõmˈpaɲas].
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 53877, this pair ranks #85,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acompañaba vs acompañas
Shared letters: acmopñ. Private to "acompañaba": b. Private to "acompañas": s.
"acompañaba" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCV · "acompañas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acompañaba" and "acompañas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acompañaba" or "acompañas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acompañaba" and "acompañas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acompañaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acompañas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acompañaba" and "acompañas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acompañamos vs acompañas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #85,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.