Which to use
“acarrea” and “acarrear” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,727
- “acarrea” frequency rank
- #29,006
- “acarrear” frequency rank
- 59733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acarrea | acarrear |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acarrear. | Llevar o transportar en carro o, por extensión, de cualquier otra manera. |
Where the eye mixes acarrea and acarrear
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acarrea runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against acarrear's 8 (VCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acarrea with acarrear
A purely visual mix-up. acarrea ([akaˈrea]) and acarrear ([akareˈaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “acarrea” sits inside “acarrear”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acarrea is recorded at frequency rank #30,727, classified as averb, pronounced [akaˈrea]. acarrear is at rank #29,006, tagged as averb, pronounced [akareˈaɾ].
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 59733, this pair ranks #61,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acarrea vs acarrear
Shared letters: acer. Private to "acarrea": -. Private to "acarrear": -.
"acarrea" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "acarrear" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acarrea" and "acarrear" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acarrea" vs "acarrear" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acarrea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acarrear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acarrea" and "acarrear" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acarrea vs amarra". 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 #61,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.