Which to use
“acosada” and “acostada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,472
- “acosada” frequency rank
- #32,469
- “acostada” frequency rank
- 70941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosada | acostada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de acosado, participio de acosar. | Forma del femenino de acostado, participio de acostar o de acostarse. |
Where the eye mixes acosada and acostada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acosada runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against acostada's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acosada vs acostada
A purely visual mix-up. acosada ([akoˈsað̞a]) and acostada ([akosˈt̪að̞a]) 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 70941, 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]. acostada is at rank #32,469, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [akosˈt̪að̞a].
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 70941, this pair ranks #28,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acosada vs acostada
Shared letters: acdos. Private to "acosada": -. Private to "acostada": t.
"acosada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "acostada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acosada" and "acostada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acosada" vs "acostada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acosada" and "acostada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acosada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acostada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosada" and "acostada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acosada vs alocada". 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 #28,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.