accedavsaccederConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#31,613
“acceda” frequency rank
#2,483
“acceder” frequency rank
34096
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acceda acceder
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acceder. Adherir al dictamen de otro, entrar en el convenio o tratado.

Where the eye mixes acceda and acceder

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
acceda
7 ch
acceder

Look-alike desk: acceda vs acceder

A purely visual mix-up. acceda ([akˈseð̞a]) and acceder ([akseˈð̞eɾ]) 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 34096, 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]. acceder is at rank #2,483, tagged as averb, pronounced [akseˈð̞eɾ].

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 34096, this pair ranks #193,266 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acceda vs acceder

Shared letters: acde. Private to "acceda": -. Private to "acceder": r.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • accedaaccdea · accead · accedda · acecda · aceda · acseda · caceda
  • accederaccdeer · accedder · accederr · accedre · acceedr · acecder · aceder · acseder

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acceda" and "acceder" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([akˈseð̞a] versus [akseˈð̞eɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acceda" or "acceder" show up more?
"acceder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,483 in our Spanish list, against #31,613 for "acceda". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "acceda" and "acceder" 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 "acceder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #193,266 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acceda" and "acceder" 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 #193,266 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