Which to use
“acosan” and “acostó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,324
- “acosan” frequency rank
- #37,404
- “acostó” frequency rank
- 72728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosan | acostó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acosar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acostar o de acostarse. |
Where the eye mixes acosan and acostó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acosan (VCVCVC) and acostó (VCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: acosan vs acostó
A purely visual mix-up. acosan ([aˈkosãn]) and acostó ([akosˈt̪o]) 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 72728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acosan is recorded at frequency rank #35,324, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkosãn]. acostó is at rank #37,404, tagged as averb, pronounced [akosˈt̪o].
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 72728, this pair ranks #24,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acosan vs acostó
Shared letters: acos. Private to "acosan": n. Private to "acostó": tó.
"acosan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "acostó" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acosan ← accosan · acoasn · acosann · acosna · acossan · acsoan · aocsan · caosan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acosan" and "acostó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "acosan" or "acostó"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acosan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acostó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosan" and "acostó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acorta vs acostó". 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 #24,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.