Which to use
“acompañan” and “acompañar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,091
- “acompañan” frequency rank
- #7,094
- “acompañar” frequency rank
- 17185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acompañan | acompañar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acompañar. | Hacer o dar compañía. Estar o ir junto a otro u otros. |
Where the eye mixes acompañan and acompañar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. acompañan and acompañar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses acompañan with acompañar
A purely visual mix-up. acompañan ([akõmˈpaɲãn]) and acompañar ([akõmpaˈɲaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “acompañan” becomes r in “acompañar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acompañan is recorded at frequency rank #10,091, classified as averb, pronounced [akõmˈpaɲãn]. 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 17185, this pair ranks #273,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acompañan vs acompañar
Shared letters: acmopñ. Private to "acompañan": n. Private to "acompañar": r.
"acompañan" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "acompañar" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acompañan" and "acompañar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "acompañan" or "acompañar"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acompañan" 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 #273,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acompañan" and "acompañar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acompañan vs acompañarán". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #273,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.