Which to use
“acompañan” and “acompañe” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,091
- “acompañan” frequency rank
- #12,291
- “acompañe” frequency rank
- 22382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acompañan | acompañe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acompañar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acompañar. |
Where the eye mixes acompañan and acompañe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acompañan runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against acompañe's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acompañan with acompañe
A purely visual mix-up. acompañan ([akõmˈpaɲãn]) and acompañe ([akõmˈpaɲe]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22382, 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]. acompañe is at rank #12,291, tagged as averb, pronounced [akõmˈpaɲe].
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 22382, this pair ranks #250,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acompañan vs acompañe
Shared letters: acmopñ. Private to "acompañan": n. Private to "acompañe": e.
"acompañan" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "acompañe" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acompañan" and "acompañe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acompañan" vs "acompañe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "acompañe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acompañan" and "acompañe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acompañan vs acompañarán". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #250,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.