Which to use
“acusaban” and “acusan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,843
- “acusaban” frequency rank
- #9,928
- “acusan” frequency rank
- 45771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acusaban | acusan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acusar o de acusarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acusar o de acusarse. |
Where the eye mixes acusaban and acusan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acusaban runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against acusan's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acusaban vs acusan
A purely visual mix-up. acusaban ([akuˈsaβ̞ãn]) and acusan ([aˈkusãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acusaban is recorded at frequency rank #35,843, classified as averb, pronounced [akuˈsaβ̞ãn]. acusan is at rank #9,928, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkusãn].
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 45771, this pair ranks #129,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acusaban vs acusan
Shared letters: acnsu. Private to "acusaban": b. Private to "acusan": -.
"acusaban" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "acusan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acusaban" and "acusan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acusaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acusan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acusaban" and "acusan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acusaban vs acusadas". 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 #129,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.