acusovsasoWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#39,030
“acuso” frequency rank
#37,435
“aso” frequency rank
76465
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acuso aso
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de acusar o de acusarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de asar.

Where the eye mixes acuso and aso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. acuso runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against aso's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
acuso
3 ch
aso

Visual trap between acuso and aso

A purely visual mix-up. acuso ([aˈkuso]) and aso ([ˈaso]) 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 76465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acuso is recorded at frequency rank #39,030, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkuso]. aso is at rank #37,435, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaso].

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 76465, this pair ranks #17,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acuso vs aso

Shared letters: aos. Private to "acuso": cu. Private to "aso": -.

"acuso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "aso" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acuso ← accuso · acsuo · acuos · acusso · aucso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "acuso" for "aso" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈkuso] versus [ˈaso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "acuso" vs "aso" - which ranks higher?
"aso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,435 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "acuso" and "aso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acuso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acuso" and "aso" 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 #17,721 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