acosanvsalojanConfusable pair

Which to use

“acosan” and “alojan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,324
“acosan” frequency rank
#37,939
“alojan” frequency rank
73263
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acosan alojan
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 alojar o de alojarse.

Where the eye mixes acosan and alojan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
acosan
6 ch
alojan

Why the eye confuses acosan with alojan

A purely visual mix-up. acosan ([aˈkosãn]) and alojan ([aˈloxãn]) 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 73263, 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]. alojan is at rank #37,939, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈloxãn].

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 73263, this pair ranks #23,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acosan vs alojan

Shared letters: ano. Private to "acosan": cs. Private to "alojan": jl.

"acosan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "alojan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acosanaccosan · acoasn · acosann · acosna · acossan · acsoan · aocsan · caosan
  • alojanaljoan · allojan · aloajn · alojann · alojjan · alojna · aoljan · laojan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "acosan" and "alojan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈkosãn] versus [aˈloxãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acosan" or "alojan" show up more?
"acosan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,324 in our Spanish list, against #37,939 for "alojan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "alojan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acosan" and "alojan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alojaba vs alojan". 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 #23,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list