accedavsaccedenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,613
“acceda” frequency rank
#24,003
“acceden” frequency rank
55616
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acceda acceden
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acceder. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acceder.

Where the eye mixes acceda and acceden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acceda runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against acceden's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
acceda
7 ch
acceden

Visual trap between acceda and acceden

A purely visual mix-up. acceda ([akˈseð̞a]) and acceden ([akˈseð̞ẽn]) 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 55616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acceda is recorded at frequency rank #31,613, classified as averb, pronounced [akˈseð̞a]. acceden is at rank #24,003, tagged as averb, pronounced [akˈseð̞ẽn].

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 55616, this pair ranks #78,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acceda vs acceden

Shared letters: acde. Private to "acceda": -. Private to "acceden": n.

"acceda" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "acceden" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acceda ← accdea · accead · accedda · acecda · aceda · acseda · caceda
  • acceden ← accdeen · accedden · accedenn · accedne · acceedn · acecden · aceden · acseden

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "acceda" for "acceden" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([akˈseð̞a] versus [akˈseð̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acceda" or "acceden" show up more?
"acceden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,003 in our Spanish list, against #31,613 for "acceda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "acceda" and "acceden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acceda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acceden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #78,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acceda" and "acceden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acceda vs accedan". 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 #78,095 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