Which to use
“acoso” and “actos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,364
- “acoso” frequency rank
- #1,498
- “actos” frequency rank
- 6862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acoso | actos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de acosar. | Actas de un concilio. |
Where the eye mixes acoso and actos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acoso with actos
A purely visual mix-up. acoso ([aˈkoso]) and actos ([ˈakt̪os]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acoso is recorded at frequency rank #5,364, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈkoso]. actos is at rank #1,498, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈakt̪os].
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 6862, this pair ranks #309,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acoso vs actos
Shared letters: acos. Private to "acoso": -. Private to "actos": t.
"acoso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "actos" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acoso" and "actos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acoso" or "actos" show up more?
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 "acoso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "actos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acoso" and "actos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acoso 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 #309,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.