Which to use
“acosados” and “acusadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,697
- “acosados” frequency rank
- #33,392
- “acusadas” frequency rank
- 79089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosados | acusadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de acosado, participio de acosar. | Forma del femenino plural de acusado, participio de acusar. |
Where the eye mixes acosados and acusadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acosados and acusadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses acosados with acusadas
A purely visual mix-up. acosados ([akoˈsað̞os]) and acusadas ([akuˈsað̞as]) 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 79089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acosados is recorded at frequency rank #45,697, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [akoˈsað̞os]. acusadas is at rank #33,392, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [akuˈsað̞as].
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 79089, this pair ranks #13,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acosados vs acusadas
Shared letters: acds. Private to "acosados": o. Private to "acusadas": u.
"acosados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "acusadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acosados" for "acusadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acosados" vs "acusadas" - which ranks higher?
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 "acosados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acusadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosados" and "acusadas" 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 #13,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.