Which to use
“acosados” and “apoyados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,697
- “acosados” frequency rank
- #14,281
- “apoyados” frequency rank
- 59978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosados | apoyados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de acosado, participio de acosar. | Forma del plural de apoyado, participio de apoyar o de apoyarse. |
Where the eye mixes acosados and apoyados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acosados (VCVCVCVC) and apoyados (VCVVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses acosados with apoyados
A purely visual mix-up. acosados ([akoˈsað̞os]) and apoyados ([apoˈʝað̞os]) 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 59978, 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]. apoyados is at rank #14,281, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apoˈʝað̞os].
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 59978, this pair ranks #60,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acosados vs apoyados
Shared letters: ados. Private to "acosados": c. Private to "apoyados": py.
"acosados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "apoyados" · 8 letters · shape VCVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acosados" and "apoyados" be used interchangeably?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acosados" and "apoyados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acosados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apoyados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosados" and "apoyados" 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 #60,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.