Which to use
“abiertos” and “aciertos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,133
- “abiertos” frequency rank
- #18,726
- “aciertos” frequency rank
- 22859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abiertos | aciertos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Voz anticuada, usada por Alfonso X el Sabio en las Partidas. Significa "examinados". | Forma del plural de acierto. |
Where the eye mixes abiertos and aciertos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abiertos and aciertos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses abiertos with aciertos
A purely visual mix-up. abiertos ([aˈβ̞jeɾt̪os]) and aciertos ([aˈsjeɾt̪os]) 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 a single letter - b in “abiertos” becomes c in “aciertos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22859, 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]. aciertos is at rank #18,726, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈsjeɾt̪os].
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 22859, this pair ranks #248,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abiertos vs aciertos
Shared letters: aeiorst. Private to "abiertos": b. Private to "aciertos": c.
"abiertos" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC · "aciertos" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abiertos" and "aciertos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "abiertos" or "aciertos"?
What to do next
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 "aciertos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abiertos" and "aciertos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acertó vs aciertos". 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 #248,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.