acompañadovsacompañaronWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: acompañado is a adjective, acompañaron is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“acompañado” is an adjective and “acompañaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,823
“acompañado” frequency rank
#17,326
“acompañaron” frequency rank
21149
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acompañado acompañaron
Definition Que vive con una pareja sexual sin haberse casado. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acompañar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set acompañado and acompañaron apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
acompañado
11 ch
acompañaron

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acompañado is [akõmpaˈɲað̞o] while acompañaron is [akõmpaˈɲaɾõn]. 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 21149, 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]. acompañaron is at rank #17,326, tagged as averb, pronounced [akõmpaˈɲaɾõn].

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 21149, this pair ranks #256,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of acompañado vs acompañaron

Shared letters: acmopñ. Private to "acompañado": d. Private to "acompañaron": nr.

"acompañado" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCV  ·  "acompañaron" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

acompañado#3,823
acompañaron#17,326

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acompañado" and "acompañaron" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "acompañado" is an adjective and "acompañaron" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "acompañado" or "acompañaron"?
"acompañado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,823 in our Spanish list, against #17,326 for "acompañaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering acompañado vs acompañaron

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 “acompañaron”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “acompañado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list