Which to use
“acompañan” and “acompañen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,091
- “acompañan” frequency rank
- #29,903
- “acompañen” frequency rank
- 39994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acompañan | acompañen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de subjuntivo de acompañar. |
Where the eye mixes acompañan and acompañen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. acompañan and acompañen 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 acompañen
A purely visual mix-up. acompañan ([akõmˈpaɲãn]) and acompañen ([akõmˈpaɲẽn]) 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 - a in “acompañan” becomes e in “acompañen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39994, 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]. acompañen is at rank #29,903, tagged as averb, pronounced [akõmˈpaɲẽn].
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 39994, this pair ranks #161,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acompañan vs acompañen
Shared letters: acmnopñ. Private to "acompañan": -. Private to "acompañen": e.
"acompañan" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "acompañen" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acompañan" and "acompañen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acompañan" vs "acompañen" - which ranks higher?
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 "acompañen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acompañan" and "acompañen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acompañas vs acompañen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #161,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.