Which to use
“acosa” is a verb and “acosada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,908
- “acosa” frequency rank
- #38,472
- “acosada” frequency rank
- 72380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosa | acosada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acosar. | Forma del femenino de acosado, participio de acosar. |
Where the eye mixes acosa and acosada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acosa runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against acosada's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acosa and acosada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acosa is [aˈkosa] while acosada is [akoˈsað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “acosa” sits inside “acosada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acosa is recorded at frequency rank #33,908, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkosa]. acosada is at rank #38,472, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [akoˈsað̞a].
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 72380, this pair ranks #25,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acosa vs acosada
Shared letters: acos. Private to "acosa": -. Private to "acosada": d.
"acosa" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "acosada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acosa" for "acosada" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acosa" or "acosada"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acosa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acosada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosa" and "acosada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acosada vs alocada". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #25,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.