Which to use
“acompañar” and “acompañe” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,094
- “acompañar” frequency rank
- #12,291
- “acompañe” frequency rank
- 19385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acompañar | acompañe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer o dar compañía. Estar o ir junto a otro u otros. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acompañar. |
Where the eye mixes acompañar and acompañe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acompañar 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.
Visual trap between acompañar and acompañe
A purely visual mix-up. acompañar ([akõmpaˈɲaɾ]) 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 19385, 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]. 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 19385, this pair ranks #263,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acompañar vs acompañe
Shared letters: acmopñ. Private to "acompañar": r. Private to "acompañe": e.
"acompañar" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "acompañe" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acompañar" and "acompañe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "acompañar" or "acompañe"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acompañar" 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 #263,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acompañar" and "acompañe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acompañar vs acompañarán". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #263,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.