Which to use
“acosar” and “asar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,078
- “acosar” frequency rank
- #37,969
- “asar” frequency rank
- 65047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acosar | asar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Perseguir con insistencia y empeño. | Cocer por convección directa del calor a través del aire, sin un medio líquido u oleoso intermediario. |
Where the eye mixes acosar and asar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acosar runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against asar's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acosar and asar
A purely visual mix-up. acosar ([akoˈsaɾ]) and asar ([aˈsaɾ]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65047, 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]. asar is at rank #37,969, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈsaɾ].
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 65047, this pair ranks #43,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acosar vs asar
Shared letters: ars. Private to "acosar": co. Private to "asar": -.
"acosar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "asar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acosar" for "asar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acosar" vs "asar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acosar" and "asar" 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 "asar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acosar" and "asar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asar vs Asu". 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 #43,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.