Which to use
“acosa” and “acosar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,908
- “acosa” frequency rank
- #27,078
- “acosar” frequency rank
- 60986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosa | acosar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acosar. | Perseguir con insistencia y empeño. |
Where the eye mixes acosa and acosar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acosa runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against acosar's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acosa with acosar
A purely visual mix-up. acosa ([aˈkosa]) and acosar ([akoˈsaɾ]) 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 “acosar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60986, 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]. acosar is at rank #27,078, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoˈsaɾ].
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 60986, this pair ranks #57,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acosa vs acosar
Shared letters: acos. Private to "acosa": -. Private to "acosar": r.
"acosa" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "acosar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acosa" and "acosar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acosa" vs "acosar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "acosar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosa" and "acosar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acosa 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 #57,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.