acosadosvsalojadosConfusable pair

Which to use

“acosados” and “alojados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,697
“acosados” frequency rank
#27,846
“alojados” frequency rank
73543
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acosados alojados
Definition Forma del plural de acosado, participio de acosar. Forma del plural de alojado, participio de alojar o de alojarse.

Where the eye mixes acosados and alojados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acosados and alojados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
acosados
8 ch
alojados

Why the eye confuses acosados with alojados

A purely visual mix-up. acosados ([akoˈsað̞os]) and alojados ([aloˈxað̞os]) 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 73543, 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]. alojados is at rank #27,846, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aloˈxað̞os].

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 73543, this pair ranks #23,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acosados vs alojados

Shared letters: ados. Private to "acosados": c. Private to "alojados": jl.

"acosados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "alojados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acosadosaccosados · acoasdos · acosaddos · acosadoss · acosadso · acosaods · acosdaos · acossados
  • alojadosaljoados · allojados · aloajdos · alojaddos · alojadoss · alojadso · alojaods · alojdaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "acosados" and "alojados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([akoˈsað̞os] versus [aloˈxað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "acosados" or "alojados"?
"alojados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,846 in our Spanish list, against #45,697 for "acosados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acosados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alojados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acosados" and "alojados" 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 #23,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list