Which to use
“acompañado” is an adjective and “acompañar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,823
- “acompañado” frequency rank
- #7,094
- “acompañar” frequency rank
- 10917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acompañado | acompañar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que vive con una pareja sexual sin haberse casado. | Hacer o dar compañía. Estar o ir junto a otro u otros. |
Where the eye mixes acompañado and acompañar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. acompañado runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCVCV) against acompañar's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acompañado with acompañar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acompañado is [akõmpaˈɲað̞o] while acompañar is [akõmpaˈɲaɾ]. 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 10917, 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]. acompañar is at rank #7,094, tagged as averb, pronounced [akõmpaˈɲaɾ].
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 10917, this pair ranks #296,897 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acompañado vs acompañar
Shared letters: acmopñ. Private to "acompañado": d. Private to "acompañar": r.
"acompañado" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCV · "acompañar" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acompañado" and "acompañar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acompañado" vs "acompañar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acompañado" and "acompañar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acompañado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acompañar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,897 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acompañado" and "acompañar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acampando vs acompañado". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #296,897 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.