Which to use
“acosar” and “acostar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,078
- “acosar” frequency rank
- #25,508
- “acostar” frequency rank
- 52586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosar | acostar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Perseguir con insistencia y empeño. | Echar o tender a alguno para que duerma o descanse, y con especialidad en la cama. |
Where the eye mixes acosar and acostar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acosar runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against acostar's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acosar and acostar
A purely visual mix-up. acosar ([akoˈsaɾ]) and acostar ([akosˈt̪aɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acosar is recorded at frequency rank #27,078, classified as averb, pronounced [akoˈsaɾ]. acostar is at rank #25,508, tagged as averb, pronounced [akosˈt̪aɾ].
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 52586, this pair ranks #92,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acosar vs acostar
Shared letters: acors. Private to "acosar": -. Private to "acostar": t.
"acosar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "acostar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acosar" and "acostar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acosar" vs "acostar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acosar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acostar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosar" and "acostar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acosar 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 #92,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.