Which to use
“acosada” and “acosados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,472
- “acosada” frequency rank
- #45,697
- “acosados” frequency rank
- 84169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosada | acosados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de acosado, participio de acosar. | Forma del plural de acosado, participio de acosar. |
Where the eye mixes acosada and acosados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acosada runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against acosados's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acosada vs acosados
A purely visual mix-up. acosada ([akoˈsað̞a]) and acosados ([akoˈsað̞os]) 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 84169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acosada is recorded at frequency rank #38,472, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [akoˈsað̞a]. acosados is at rank #45,697, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [akoˈsað̞os].
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 84169, this pair ranks #7,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acosada vs acosados
Shared letters: acdos. Private to "acosada": -. Private to "acosados": -.
"acosada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "acosados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acosada" and "acosados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acosada" vs "acosados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acosada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acosados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosada" and "acosados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abusados vs acosados". 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 #7,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.