Which to use
“acceda” and “accedió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,613
- “acceda” frequency rank
- #14,044
- “accedió” frequency rank
- 45657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acceda | accedió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acceder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acceder. |
Where the eye mixes acceda and accedió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acceda with accedió
A purely visual mix-up. acceda ([akˈseð̞a]) and accedió ([akseˈð̞jo]) 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 45657, 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]. accedió is at rank #14,044, tagged as averb, pronounced [akseˈð̞jo].
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 45657, this pair ranks #130,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acceda vs accedió
Shared letters: acde. Private to "acceda": -. Private to "accedió": ió.
"acceda" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "accedió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acceda ← accdea · accead · accedda · acecda · aceda · acseda · caceda
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acceda" for "accedió" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acceda" or "accedió" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acceda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "accedió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acceda" and "accedió" 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 #130,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.