acusadavsasadaTell them apart

Quick tell: acusada is a participle, asada is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“acusada” is a participle and “asada” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,746
“acusada” frequency rank
#25,145
“asada” frequency rank
37891
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acusada asada
Definition Forma del femenino de acusado, participio de acusar. Forma del femenino singular de asado.

Where the eye mixes acusada and asada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
acusada
5 ch
asada

Why the eye confuses acusada with asada

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acusada is [akuˈsað̞a] while asada is [aˈsað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acusada is recorded at frequency rank #12,746, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [akuˈsað̞a]. asada is at rank #25,145, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈsað̞a].

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 37891, this pair ranks #172,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acusada vs asada

Shared letters: ads. Private to "acusada": cu. Private to "asada": -.

"acusada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "asada" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acusadaaccusada · acsuada · acuasda · acusaad · acusadda · acusdaa · acussada · aucsada
  • asadaaasda · asaad · asadda · asdaa · assada · saada

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "acusada" and "asada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "acusada" is a participle and "asada" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "acusada" or "asada"?
"acusada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,746 in our Spanish list, against #25,145 for "asada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "acusada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #172,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acusada" and "asada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "añadí vs asada". 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 #172,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list