Which to use
“acostar” and “acosté” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,508
- “acostar” frequency rank
- #31,181
- “acosté” frequency rank
- 56689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acostar | acosté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Echar o tender a alguno para que duerma o descanse, y con especialidad en la cama. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acostar o de acostarse. |
Where the eye mixes acostar and acosté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acostar runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against acosté's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acostar with acosté
A purely visual mix-up. acostar ([akosˈt̪aɾ]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acostar is recorded at frequency rank #25,508, classified as averb, pronounced [akosˈt̪aɾ]. 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 56689, this pair ranks #73,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acostar vs acosté
Shared letters: acost. Private to "acostar": r. Private to "acosté": é.
"acostar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "acosté" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acostar ← accostar · acosatr · acosstar · acostarr · acostra · acosttar · acotsar · acsotar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acostar" and "acosté" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acostar" vs "acosté" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acostar" 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 #73,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acostar" 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 #73,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.