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

#10,253
“acusar” frequency rank
#20,554
“acusaron” frequency rank
30807
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acusar acusaron
Definition Asignar a alguien la culpa o responsabilidad de algo ilegal. inmoral o reprobable, como un delito, vicio, tacha o falta. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acusar o de acusarse.

Where the eye mixes acusar and acusaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
acusar
8 ch
acusaron

Why the eye confuses acusar with acusaron

A purely visual mix-up. acusar ([akuˈsaɾ]) and acusaron ([akuˈsaɾõn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “acusar” sits inside “acusaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acusar is recorded at frequency rank #10,253, classified as averb, pronounced [akuˈsaɾ]. acusaron is at rank #20,554, tagged as averb, pronounced [akuˈsaɾõn].

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 30807, this pair ranks #210,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acusar vs acusaron

Shared letters: acrsu. Private to "acusar": -. Private to "acusaron": no.

"acusar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "acusaron" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acusaraccusar · acsuar · acuasr · acusarr · acusra · acussar · aucsar
  • acusaronaccusaron · acsuaron · acuasron · acusaorn · acusarno · acusaronn · acusarron · acusraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "acusar" for "acusaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([akuˈsaɾ] versus [akuˈsaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "acusar" vs "acusaron" - which ranks higher?
"acusar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,253 in our Spanish list, against #20,554 for "acusaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acusar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acusaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #210,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acusar" and "acusaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acusaron vs asustaron". 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 #210,214 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