Which to use
“acompañar” and “acompañen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,094
- “acompañar” frequency rank
- #29,903
- “acompañen” frequency rank
- 36997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acompañar | acompañen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer o dar compañía. Estar o ir junto a otro u otros. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de acompañar. |
Where the eye mixes acompañar and acompañen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acompañar and acompañen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between acompañar and acompañen
A purely visual mix-up. acompañar ([akõmpaˈɲaɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36997, 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]. 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 36997, this pair ranks #177,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acompañar vs acompañen
Shared letters: acmopñ. Private to "acompañar": r. Private to "acompañen": en.
"acompañar" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "acompañen" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acompañar" and "acompañen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "acompañar" or "acompañen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acompañar" and "acompañen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acompañar" 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 #177,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acompañar" and "acompañen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acompañas vs acompañen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #177,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.