Which to use
“acosar” and “acosté” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,078
- “acosar” frequency rank
- #31,181
- “acosté” frequency rank
- 58259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosar | acosté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Perseguir con insistencia y empeño. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acostar o de acostarse. |
Where the eye mixes acosar and acosté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acosar (VCVCVC) and acosté (VCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between acosar and acosté
A purely visual mix-up. acosar ([akoˈsaɾ]) and acosté ([akosˈt̪e]) 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 58259, 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]. acosté is at rank #31,181, tagged as averb, pronounced [akosˈt̪e].
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 58259, this pair ranks #67,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acosar vs acosté
Shared letters: acos. Private to "acosar": r. Private to "acosté": té.
"acosar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "acosté" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acosar ← accosar · acoasr · acosarr · acosra · acossar · acsoar · aocsar · caosar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acosar" for "acosté" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acosar" vs "acosté" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acosar" and "acosté" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acosar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acosté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosar" and "acosté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acosté vs amaste". 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 #67,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.