Which to use
“acusan” and “acusar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,928
- “acusan” frequency rank
- #10,253
- “acusar” frequency rank
- 20181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acusan | acusar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acusar o de acusarse. | Asignar a alguien la culpa o responsabilidad de algo ilegal. inmoral o reprobable, como un delito, vicio, tacha o falta. |
Where the eye mixes acusan and acusar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acusan vs acusar
A purely visual mix-up. acusan ([aˈkusãn]) and acusar ([akuˈsaɾ]) 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 “acusan” becomes r in “acusar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acusan is recorded at frequency rank #9,928, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkusãn]. acusar is at rank #10,253, tagged as averb, pronounced [akuˈsaɾ].
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 20181, this pair ranks #260,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acusan vs acusar
Shared letters: acsu. Private to "acusan": n. Private to "acusar": r.
"acusan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "acusar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acusan" and "acusar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acusan" or "acusar" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acusan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acusar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acusan" and "acusar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acuestan vs acusan". 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 #260,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.