Which to use
“acompañados” is a participle and “acompañas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,439
- “acompañados” frequency rank
- #34,858
- “acompañas” frequency rank
- 45297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acompañados | acompañas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de acompañado, adjetivo y también participio de acompañar o de acompañarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de acompañar. |
Where the eye mixes acompañados and acompañas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. acompañados runs 11 letters (VCVCCVCVCVC) against acompañas's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acompañados and acompañas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acompañados is [akõmpaˈɲað̞os] while acompañas is [akõmˈpaɲas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acompañados is recorded at frequency rank #10,439, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [akõmpaˈɲað̞os]. 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 45297, this pair ranks #132,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acompañados vs acompañas
Shared letters: acmopsñ. Private to "acompañados": d. Private to "acompañas": -.
"acompañados" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCVC · "acompañas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acompañados" and "acompañas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "acompañados" or "acompañas"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acompañados" 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 #132,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acompañados" and "acompañas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acompañamos vs acompañas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #132,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.