acompañevsacompañoWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
acompañe
8 ch
acompaño

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?
No. They are said differently ([akõmˈpaɲe] versus [akõmˈpaɲo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "acompañe" or "acompaño"?
"acompañe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,291 in our Spanish list, against #14,495 for "acompaño". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list