Which to use
“acosa” is a verb and “años” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,908
- “acosa” frequency rank
- #56
- “años” frequency rank
- 33964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosa | años |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acosar. | Forma del plural de año |
Where the eye mixes acosa and años
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acosa vs años
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acosa is [aˈkosa] while años is [ˈaɲos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33964, 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]. años is at rank #56, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɲos].
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 33964, this pair ranks #193,939 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acosa vs años
Shared letters: aos. Private to "acosa": c. Private to "años": ñ.
"acosa" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "años" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acosa ← accosa · acoas · acossa · acsoa · aocsa · caosa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acosa" for "años" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acosa" or "años" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acosa" and "años" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acosa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "años" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,939 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosa" and "años" 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 #193,939 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.