Which to use
“acostó” and “apostó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,404
- “acostó” frequency rank
- #30,757
- “apostó” frequency rank
- 68161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acostó | apostó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) 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 acostó and apostó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between acostó and apostó
A purely visual mix-up. acostó ([akosˈt̪o]) 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 differ by a single letter - c in “acostó” becomes p in “apostó”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68161, 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]. 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 68161, this pair ranks #35,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acostó vs apostó
Shared letters: aostó. Private to "acostó": c. Private to "apostó": p.
"acostó" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "apostó" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acostó" for "apostó" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acostó" vs "apostó" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acostó" and "apostó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acostó" 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 #35,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acostó" and "apostó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acorta vs acostó". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #35,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.