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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acosados" and "alojados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "acosados" or "alojados"?
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.