Which to use
“acostumbrar” and “acostumbras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,418
- “acostumbrar” frequency rank
- #27,079
- “acostumbras” frequency rank
- 61497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acostumbrar | acostumbras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tener costumbre de alguna cosa. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de acostumbrar o de acostumbrarse. |
Where the eye mixes acostumbrar and acostumbras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. acostumbrar and acostumbras follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: acostumbrar vs acostumbras
A purely visual mix-up. acostumbrar ([akost̪ũmˈbɾaɾ]) 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 - r in “acostumbrar” becomes s in “acostumbras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acostumbrar is recorded at frequency rank #34,418, classified as averb, pronounced [akost̪ũmˈbɾaɾ]. 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 61497, this pair ranks #55,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acostumbrar vs acostumbras
Shared letters: abcmorstu. Private to "acostumbrar": -. Private to "acostumbras": -.
"acostumbrar" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCVC · "acostumbras" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acostumbrar ← accostumbrar · acosstumbrar · acostmubrar · acosttumbrar · acostubmrar · acostumbarr · acostumbbrar · acostumbrarr
- acostumbras ← accostumbras · acosstumbras · acostmubras · acosttumbras · acostubmras · acostumbars · acostumbbras · acostumbrass
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acostumbrar" for "acostumbras" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acostumbrar" vs "acostumbras" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acostumbrar" and "acostumbras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acostumbrar" 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 #55,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acostumbrar" and "acostumbras" 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 #55,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.