acompañamosvsacompañasConfusable pair

Which to use

“acompañamos” and “acompañas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,842
“acompañamos” frequency rank
#34,858
“acompañas” frequency rank
70700
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acompañamos acompañas
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de acompañar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de acompañar.

Where the eye mixes acompañamos and acompañas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. acompañamos 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.

11 ch
acompañamos
9 ch
acompañas

Visual trap between acompañamos and acompañas

A purely visual mix-up. acompañamos ([akõmpaˈɲamos]) and acompañas ([akõmˈpaɲas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acompañamos is recorded at frequency rank #35,842, classified as averb, pronounced [akõmpaˈɲamos]. 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 70700, this pair ranks #29,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acompañamos vs acompañas

Shared letters: acmopsñ. Private to "acompañamos": -. Private to "acompañas": -.

"acompañamos" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCVC  ·  "acompañas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acompañamos" and "acompañas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([akõmpaˈɲamos] versus [akõmˈpaɲas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "acompañamos" vs "acompañas" - which ranks higher?
"acompañas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,858 in our Spanish list, against #35,842 for "acompañamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acompañamos" 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 #29,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acompañamos" and "acompañas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acompañas vs acompañen". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #29,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list