acostévsapostóWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“acosté” and “apostó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,181
“acosté” frequency rank
#30,757
“apostó” frequency rank
61938
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acosté apostó
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acostar o de acostarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apostar o de apostarse.

Where the eye mixes acosté and apostó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
acosté
6 ch
apostó

Visual trap between acosté and apostó

A purely visual mix-up. acosté ([akosˈt̪e]) and apostó ([aposˈt̪o]) 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 61938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acosté is recorded at frequency rank #31,181, classified as averb, pronounced [akosˈt̪e]. apostó is at rank #30,757, tagged as averb, pronounced [aposˈt̪o].

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 61938, this pair ranks #53,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acosté vs apostó

Shared letters: aost. Private to "acosté": . Private to "apostó": .

"acosté" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "apostó" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acosté" and "apostó" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([akosˈt̪e] versus [aposˈt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "acosté" vs "apostó" - which ranks higher?
"apostó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,757 in our Spanish list, against #31,181 for "acosté". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "acosté" and "apostó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acosté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apostó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #53,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acosté" and "apostó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acosté vs amaste". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #53,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list