Which to use
“acompañar” and “acompañaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,094
- “acompañar” frequency rank
- #17,326
- “acompañaron” frequency rank
- 24420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acompañar | acompañaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer o dar compañía. Estar o ir junto a otro u otros. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acompañar. |
Where the eye mixes acompañar and acompañaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. acompañar 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 acompañar and acompañaron
A purely visual mix-up. acompañar ([akõmpaˈɲaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “acompañar” sits inside “acompañaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acompañar is recorded at frequency rank #7,094, classified as averb, pronounced [akõmpaˈɲaɾ]. 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 24420, this pair ranks #241,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acompañar vs acompañaron
Shared letters: acmoprñ. Private to "acompañar": -. Private to "acompañaron": n.
"acompañar" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "acompañaron" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acompañar" for "acompañaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acompañar" vs "acompañaron" - 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 "acompañar" 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 #241,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acompañar" and "acompañaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acompañarán vs acompañaron". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #241,253 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.