Which to use
“acompañan” and “acompañas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,091
- “acompañan” frequency rank
- #34,858
- “acompañas” frequency rank
- 44949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acompañan | acompañas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acompañar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de acompañar. |
Where the eye mixes acompañan and acompañas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. acompañan and acompañas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between acompañan and acompañas
A purely visual mix-up. acompañan ([akõmˈpaɲãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “acompañan” becomes s in “acompañas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44949, 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]. 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 44949, this pair ranks #134,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acompañan vs acompañas
Shared letters: acmopñ. Private to "acompañan": n. Private to "acompañas": s.
"acompañan" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "acompañas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acompañan" and "acompañas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "acompañan" or "acompañas"?
After this comparison
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 "acompañas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acompañan" and "acompañas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acompañamos vs acompañas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #134,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.