abiertosvsaciertoWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
abiertos
7 ch
acierto

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

  • abiertos ← abbiertos · abeirtos · abierots · abierrtos · abiertoss · abiertso · abierttos · abietros
  • acierto ← accierto · aceirto · acierot · acierrto · aciertto · acietro · acireto · aicerto

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abiertos" and "acierto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈβ̞jeɾt̪os] versus [aˈsjeɾt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abiertos" vs "acierto" - which ranks higher?
"abiertos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,133 in our Spanish list, against #12,082 for "acierto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list