Which to use
“acostumbra” is a verb and “acostumbrado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,745
- “acostumbra” frequency rank
- #6,252
- “acostumbrado” frequency rank
- 20997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acostumbra | acostumbrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acostumbrar o de acostumbrarse. | Que es lo normal a fuerza de costumbre. |
Where the eye mixes acostumbra and acostumbrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. acostumbra runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCCCV) against acostumbrado's 12 (VCVCCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acostumbra vs acostumbrado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acostumbra is [akosˈt̪ũmbɾa] while acostumbrado is [akost̪ũmˈbɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “acostumbra” sits inside “acostumbrado”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acostumbra is recorded at frequency rank #14,745, classified as averb, pronounced [akosˈt̪ũmbɾa]. acostumbrado is at rank #6,252, tagged as anadj, pronounced [akost̪ũmˈbɾað̞o].
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 20997, this pair ranks #256,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acostumbra vs acostumbrado
Shared letters: abcmorstu. Private to "acostumbra": -. Private to "acostumbrado": d.
"acostumbra" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCV · "acostumbrado" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acostumbra ← accostumbra · acosstumbra · acostmubra · acosttumbra · acostubmra · acostumbar · acostumbbra · acostumbrra
- acostumbrado ← accostumbrado · acosstumbrado · acostmubrado · acosttumbrado · acostubmrado · acostumbardo · acostumbbrado · acostumbraddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acostumbra" for "acostumbrado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acostumbra" vs "acostumbrado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acostumbra" and "acostumbrado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acostumbra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acostumbrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acostumbra" and "acostumbrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acostumbra vs acostumbre". 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 #256,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.