Which to use
“acompañan” and “acompañaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,091
- “acompañan” frequency rank
- #17,326
- “acompañaron” frequency rank
- 27417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acompañan | acompañaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acompañar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acompañar. |
Where the eye mixes acompañan and acompañaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. acompañan runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against acompañaron's 11 (VCVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acompañan and acompañaron
A purely visual mix-up. acompañan ([akõmˈpaɲãn]) and acompañaron ([akõmpaˈɲaɾõn]) 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 27417, 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]. 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 27417, this pair ranks #226,917 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acompañan vs acompañaron
Shared letters: acmnopñ. Private to "acompañan": -. Private to "acompañaron": r.
"acompañan" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "acompañaron" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acompañan" and "acompañaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acompañan" vs "acompañaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acompañan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acompañaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,917 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acompañan" and "acompañaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acompañarán vs acompañaron". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #226,917 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.