Which to use
“acompañe” and “acompaño” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,291
- “acompañe” frequency rank
- #14,495
- “acompaño” frequency rank
- 26786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acompañe | acompaño |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acompañar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de acompañar. |
Where the eye mixes acompañe and acompaño
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acompañe and acompaño follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between acompañe and acompaño
A purely visual mix-up. acompañe ([akõmˈpaɲe]) and acompaño ([akõmˈpaɲo]) 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 - e in “acompañe” becomes o in “acompaño”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acompañe is recorded at frequency rank #12,291, classified as averb, pronounced [akõmˈpaɲe]. acompaño is at rank #14,495, tagged as averb, pronounced [akõmˈpaɲo].
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 26786, this pair ranks #229,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acompañe vs acompaño
Shared letters: acmopñ. Private to "acompañe": e. Private to "acompaño": -.
"acompañe" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "acompaño" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acompañe" for "acompaño" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acompañe" or "acompaño"?
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 "acompañe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acompaño" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acompañe" and "acompaño" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acampando vs acompaño". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #229,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.