Which to use
“acostó” and “acuso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,404
- “acostó” frequency rank
- #39,030
- “acuso” frequency rank
- 76434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acostó | acuso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acostar o de acostarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de acusar o de acusarse. |
Where the eye mixes acostó and acuso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acostó vs acuso
A purely visual mix-up. acostó ([akosˈt̪o]) and acuso ([aˈkuso]) 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 76434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acostó is recorded at frequency rank #37,404, classified as averb, pronounced [akosˈt̪o]. acuso is at rank #39,030, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkuso].
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 76434, this pair ranks #17,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acostó vs acuso
Shared letters: acos. Private to "acostó": tó. Private to "acuso": u.
"acostó" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "acuso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acuso ← accuso · acsuo · acuos · acusso · aucso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acostó" for "acuso" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acostó" or "acuso"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acostó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acuso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acostó" and "acuso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acudí vs acuso". 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 #17,769 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.