Which to use
“acosa” and “acusan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,908
- “acosa” frequency rank
- #9,928
- “acusan” frequency rank
- 43836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosa | acusan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 acusar o de acusarse. |
Where the eye mixes acosa and acusan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acosa runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against acusan'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 acusan
A purely visual mix-up. acosa ([aˈkosa]) and acusan ([aˈkusãn]) 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 43836, 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]. acusan is at rank #9,928, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkusãn].
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 43836, this pair ranks #140,423 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acosa vs acusan
Shared letters: acs. Private to "acosa": o. Private to "acusan": nu.
"acosa" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "acusan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acosa" for "acusan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acosa" vs "acusan" - 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 "acusan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,423 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosa" and "acusan" 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 #140,423 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.