Which to use
“acosado” and “actuado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,684
- “acosado” frequency rank
- #10,251
- “actuado” frequency rank
- 36935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosado | actuado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de acosar. | Participio de actuar. |
Where the eye mixes acosado and actuado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acosado vs actuado
A purely visual mix-up. acosado ([akoˈsað̞o]) and actuado ([akˈt̪wað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36935, 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]. actuado is at rank #10,251, tagged as averb, pronounced [akˈt̪wað̞o].
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 36935, this pair ranks #178,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acosado vs actuado
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "acosado": s. Private to "actuado": tu.
"acosado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "actuado" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acosado" for "actuado" ever safe?
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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 "actuado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosado" and "actuado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acosado 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 #178,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.