Which to use
“acompañado” is an adjective and “acompañan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,823
- “acompañado” frequency rank
- #10,091
- “acompañan” frequency rank
- 13914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acompañado | acompañan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que vive con una pareja sexual sin haberse casado. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acompañar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set acompañado and acompañan apart are highlighted. They share 8 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: acompañado is [akõmpaˈɲað̞o] while acompañan is [akõmˈpaɲãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acompañado is recorded at frequency rank #3,823, classified as anadj, pronounced [akõmpaˈɲað̞o]. 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 13914, this pair ranks #286,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acompañado vs acompañan
Shared letters: acmopñ. Private to "acompañado": d. Private to "acompañan": n.
"acompañado" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCV · "acompañan" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acompañado" and "acompañan" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "acompañado" or "acompañan"?
Remembering acompañado vs acompañan
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “acompañado”; for a verb, it's “acompañan”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “acompañado” entry
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