Which to use
“acosa” and “acosan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,908
- “acosa” frequency rank
- #35,324
- “acosan” frequency rank
- 69232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosa | acosan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acosar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acosar. |
Where the eye mixes acosa and acosan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acosa runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against acosan's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acosa and acosan
A purely visual mix-up. acosa ([aˈkosa]) and acosan ([aˈkosãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “acosa” sits inside “acosan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69232, 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]. acosan is at rank #35,324, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkosãn].
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 69232, this pair ranks #32,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acosa vs acosan
Shared letters: acos. Private to "acosa": -. Private to "acosan": n.
"acosa" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "acosan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acosa" and "acosan" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "acosa" or "acosan"?
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 "acosan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosa" and "acosan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acosan vs acuosa". 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 #32,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.