Which to use
“acompañen” and “acompaño” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,903
- “acompañen” frequency rank
- #14,495
- “acompaño” frequency rank
- 44398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acompañen | acompaño |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de acompañar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de acompañar. |
Where the eye mixes acompañen and acompaño
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acompañen runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against acompaño's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acompañen vs acompaño
A purely visual mix-up. acompañen ([akõmˈpaɲẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acompañen is recorded at frequency rank #29,903, classified as averb, pronounced [akõmˈpaɲẽn]. 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 44398, this pair ranks #137,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acompañen vs acompaño
Shared letters: acmopñ. Private to "acompañen": en. Private to "acompaño": -.
"acompañen" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "acompaño" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acompañen" for "acompaño" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acompañen" or "acompaño" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acompañen" 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 #137,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acompañen" and "acompaño" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acompañas vs acompañen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #137,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.