Which to use
“acosa” is a verb and “acoso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,908
- “acosa” frequency rank
- #5,364
- “acoso” frequency rank
- 39272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosa | acoso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acosar. | Acción o efecto de acosar. |
Where the eye mixes acosa and acoso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acosa and acoso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: acosa vs acoso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acosa is [aˈkosa] while acoso is [aˈkoso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “acosa” becomes o in “acoso”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39272, 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]. acoso is at rank #5,364, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈkoso].
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 39272, this pair ranks #165,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acosa vs acoso
Shared letters: acos. Private to "acosa": -. Private to "acoso": -.
"acosa" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "acoso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acosa" and "acoso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "acosa" or "acoso"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "acosa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acoso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosa" and "acoso" 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 #165,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.