Which to use
“acompañaban” is a verb and “acompañadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,212
- “acompañaban” frequency rank
- #16,494
- “acompañadas” frequency rank
- 44706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acompañaban | acompañadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acompañar. | Forma del femenino plural de acompañado, adjetivo y también participio de acompañar o de acompañarse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set acompañaban and acompañadas apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acompañaban is [akõmpaˈɲaβ̞ãn] while acompañadas is [akõmpaˈɲað̞as]. 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 (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acompañaban is recorded at frequency rank #28,212, classified as averb, pronounced [akõmpaˈɲaβ̞ãn]. acompañadas is at rank #16,494, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [akõmpaˈɲað̞as].
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 44706, this pair ranks #135,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acompañaban vs acompañadas
Shared letters: acmopñ. Private to "acompañaban": bn. Private to "acompañadas": ds.
"acompañaban" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCVC · "acompañadas" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering acompañaban vs acompañadas
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “acompañaban”; for a participle, it's “acompañadas”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “acompañaban” entry
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