Which to use
“acosan” and “acusan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,324
- “acosan” frequency rank
- #9,928
- “acusan” frequency rank
- 45252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosan | acusan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acosar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acusar o de acusarse. |
Where the eye mixes acosan and acusan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acosan and acusan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between acosan and acusan
A purely visual mix-up. acosan ([aˈkosãn]) and acusan ([aˈkusãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - o in “acosan” becomes u in “acusan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45252, 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]. acusan is at rank #9,928, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkusãn].
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 45252, this pair ranks #132,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acosan vs acusan
Shared letters: acns. Private to "acosan": o. Private to "acusan": u.
"acosan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "acusan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acosan" and "acusan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acosan" vs "acusan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acosan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acusan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosan" and "acusan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acosan vs acuosa". 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 #132,511 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.