Which to use
“acosado” and “acosar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,684
- “acosado” frequency rank
- #27,078
- “acosar” frequency rank
- 53762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosado | acosar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de acosar. | Perseguir con insistencia y empeño. |
Where the eye mixes acosado and acosar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acosado runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against acosar's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acosado with acosar
A purely visual mix-up. acosado ([akoˈsað̞o]) and acosar ([akoˈsaɾ]) 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 53762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acosado is recorded at frequency rank #26,684, classified as averb, pronounced [akoˈsað̞o]. acosar is at rank #27,078, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoˈsaɾ].
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 53762, this pair ranks #86,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acosado vs acosar
Shared letters: acos. Private to "acosado": d. Private to "acosar": r.
"acosado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "acosar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acosado" and "acosar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acosado" or "acosar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acosado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acosar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosado" and "acosar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acosar 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 #86,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.