Which to use
“acostumbran” and “acostumbras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,460
- “acostumbran” frequency rank
- #27,079
- “acostumbras” frequency rank
- 54539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acostumbran | acostumbras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acostumbrar o de acostumbrarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de acostumbrar o de acostumbrarse. |
Where the eye mixes acostumbran and acostumbras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. acostumbran and acostumbras follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between acostumbran and acostumbras
A purely visual mix-up. acostumbran ([akosˈt̪ũmbɾãn]) and acostumbras ([akosˈt̪ũmbɾas]) 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 - n in “acostumbran” becomes s in “acostumbras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acostumbran is recorded at frequency rank #27,460, classified as averb, pronounced [akosˈt̪ũmbɾãn]. acostumbras is at rank #27,079, tagged as averb, pronounced [akosˈt̪ũmbɾas].
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 54539, this pair ranks #82,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acostumbran vs acostumbras
Shared letters: abcmorstu. Private to "acostumbran": n. Private to "acostumbras": -.
"acostumbran" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCVC · "acostumbras" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acostumbran ← accostumbran · acosstumbran · acostmubran · acosttumbran · acostubmran · acostumbarn · acostumbbran · acostumbrann
- acostumbras ← accostumbras · acosstumbras · acostmubras · acosttumbras · acostubmras · acostumbars · acostumbbras · acostumbrass
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "acostumbran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acostumbras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acostumbran" and "acostumbras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acostumbramos vs acostumbras". 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 #82,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.