sacamosvssacosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sacamos is a verb, sacos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sacamos” is a verb and “sacos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,419
“sacamos” frequency rank
#16,699
“sacos” frequency rank
27118
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sacamos sacos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de sacar. Forma del plural de saco.

Where the eye mixes sacamos and sacos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sacamos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against sacos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
sacamos
5 ch
sacos

Look-alike desk: sacamos vs sacos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sacamos is [saˈkamos] while sacos is [ˈsakos]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sacamos is recorded at frequency rank #10,419, classified as averb, pronounced [saˈkamos]. sacos is at rank #16,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsakos].

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 27118, this pair ranks #228,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sacamos vs sacos

Shared letters: acos. Private to "sacamos": m. Private to "sacos": -.

"sacamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "sacos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sacamos ← ascamos · saacmos · sacammos · sacamoss · sacamso · sacaoms · saccamos · sacmaos
  • sacos ← ascos · saccos · sacoss · sacso · saocs · scaos · ssacos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sacamos" and "sacos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sacamos" is a verb and "sacos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sacamos" or "sacos"?
"sacamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,419 in our Spanish list, against #16,699 for "sacos". 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 "sacamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sacos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #228,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sacamos" and "sacos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sacos vs says". 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 #228,369 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