abordaronvsacordaronWhich spelling fits?

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

#34,411
“abordaron” frequency rank
#12,958
“acordaron” frequency rank
47369
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abordaron acordaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de abordar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse.

Where the eye mixes abordaron and acordaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abordaron and acordaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
abordaron
9 ch
acordaron

Look-alike desk: abordaron vs acordaron

A purely visual mix-up. abordaron ([aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾõn]) and acordaron ([akoɾˈð̞aɾõn]) 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 “abordaron” becomes c in “acordaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abordaron is recorded at frequency rank #34,411, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾõn]. acordaron is at rank #12,958, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞aɾõn].

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 47369, this pair ranks #120,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abordaron vs acordaron

Shared letters: adnor. Private to "abordaron": b. Private to "acordaron": c.

"abordaron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC  ·  "acordaron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abordaronabbordaron · abodraron · aboradron · abordaorn · abordarno · abordaronn · abordarron · aborddaron
  • acordaronaccordaron · acodraron · acoradron · acordaorn · acordarno · acordaronn · acordarron · acorddaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abordaron" and "acordaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aβ̞oɾˈð̞aɾõn] versus [akoɾˈð̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "abordaron" vs "acordaron" - which ranks higher?
"acordaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,958 in our Spanish list, against #34,411 for "abordaron". 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 "abordaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acordaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #120,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abordaron" and "acordaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abordados vs abordaron". 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 #120,425 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