Which to use
“acostumbra” and “acostumbre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,745
- “acostumbra” frequency rank
- #34,859
- “acostumbre” frequency rank
- 49604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acostumbra | acostumbre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acostumbrar o de acostumbrarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acostumbrar o de acostumbrarse. |
Where the eye mixes acostumbra and acostumbre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. acostumbra and acostumbre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: acostumbra vs acostumbre
A purely visual mix-up. acostumbra ([akosˈt̪ũmbɾa]) and acostumbre ([akosˈt̪ũmbɾe]) 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 - a in “acostumbra” becomes e in “acostumbre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49604, 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]. acostumbre is at rank #34,859, tagged as averb, pronounced [akosˈt̪ũmbɾe].
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 49604, this pair ranks #107,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acostumbra vs acostumbre
Shared letters: abcmorstu. Private to "acostumbra": -. Private to "acostumbre": e.
"acostumbra" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCV · "acostumbre" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acostumbra ← accostumbra · acosstumbra · acostmubra · acosttumbra · acostubmra · acostumbar · acostumbbra · acostumbrra
- acostumbre ← accostumbre · acosstumbre · acostmubre · acosttumbre · acostubmre · acostumbbre · acostumber · acostumbrre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acostumbra" and "acostumbre" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acostumbra" and "acostumbre" 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 "acostumbre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acostumbra" and "acostumbre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acostumbrar 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 #107,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.