Which to use
“abiertos” and “acierto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,133
- “abiertos” frequency rank
- #12,082
- “acierto” frequency rank
- 16215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abiertos | acierto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Voz anticuada, usada por Alfonso X el Sabio en las Partidas. Significa "examinados". | Acción de acertar y su resultado. |
Where the eye mixes abiertos and acierto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abiertos runs 8 letters (VCVVCCVC) against acierto's 7 (VCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses abiertos with acierto
A purely visual mix-up. abiertos ([aˈβ̞jeɾt̪os]) and acierto ([aˈsjeɾt̪o]) 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 16215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abiertos is recorded at frequency rank #4,133, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈβ̞jeɾt̪os]. acierto is at rank #12,082, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈsjeɾt̪o].
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 16215, this pair ranks #277,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abiertos vs acierto
Shared letters: aeiort. Private to "abiertos": bs. Private to "acierto": c.
"abiertos" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC · "acierto" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abiertos" and "acierto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abiertos" vs "acierto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abiertos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acierto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abiertos" and "acierto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acertó vs acierto". 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 #277,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.