Which to use
“acoso” and “aviso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,364
- “acoso” frequency rank
- #2,592
- “aviso” frequency rank
- 7956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acoso | aviso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de acosar. | Advertencia o indicación que se transmite a alguien. |
Where the eye mixes acoso and aviso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acoso with aviso
A purely visual mix-up. acoso ([aˈkoso]) and aviso ([aˈβ̞iso]) 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 7956, 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]. aviso is at rank #2,592, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞iso].
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 7956, this pair ranks #306,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acoso vs aviso
Shared letters: aos. Private to "acoso": c. Private to "aviso": iv.
"acoso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "aviso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acoso" and "aviso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acoso" or "aviso" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acoso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aviso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acoso" and "aviso" 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 #306,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.