Which to use
“acosados” and “avisados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,697
- “acosados” frequency rank
- #44,570
- “avisados” frequency rank
- 90267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosados | avisados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de acosado, participio de acosar. | Forma del plural de avisado, participio de avisar. |
Where the eye mixes acosados and avisados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acosados with avisados
A purely visual mix-up. acosados ([akoˈsað̞os]) and avisados ([aβ̞iˈsað̞os]) 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 90267, 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]. avisados is at rank #44,570, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞iˈsað̞os].
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 90267, this pair ranks #2,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acosados vs avisados
Shared letters: ados. Private to "acosados": c. Private to "avisados": iv.
"acosados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "avisados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "acosados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avisados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosados" and "avisados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avisados vs avisamos". 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 #2,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.