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“acusan” and “acuso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,928
“acusan” frequency rank
#39,030
“acuso” frequency rank
48958
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acusan acuso
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acusar o de acusarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de acusar o de acusarse.

Where the eye mixes acusan and acuso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acusan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against acuso's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
acusan
5 ch
acuso

Look-alike desk: acusan vs acuso

A purely visual mix-up. acusan ([aˈkusãn]) and acuso ([aˈkuso]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48958, 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]. acuso is at rank #39,030, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkuso].

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 48958, this pair ranks #111,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acusan vs acuso

Shared letters: acsu. Private to "acusan": n. Private to "acuso": o.

"acusan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "acuso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acusan ← accusan · acsuan · acuasn · acusann · acusna · acussan · aucsan
  • acuso ← accuso · acsuo · acuos · acusso · aucso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "acusan" for "acuso" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈkusãn] versus [aˈkuso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "acusan" or "acuso"?
"acusan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,928 in our Spanish list, against #39,030 for "acuso". 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 "acusan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acuso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acusan" and "acuso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acudí vs acuso". 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 #111,568 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