Which to use
“accedan” and “acceder” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,468
- “accedan” frequency rank
- #2,483
- “acceder” frequency rank
- 40951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accedan | acceder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de acceder. | Adherir al dictamen de otro, entrar en el convenio o tratado. |
Where the eye mixes accedan and acceder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. accedan and acceder follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: accedan vs acceder
A purely visual mix-up. accedan ([akˈseð̞ãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accedan is recorded at frequency rank #38,468, classified as averb, pronounced [akˈseð̞ãn]. 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 40951, this pair ranks #156,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accedan vs acceder
Shared letters: acde. Private to "accedan": n. Private to "acceder": r.
"accedan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "acceder" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "accedan" and "acceder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "accedan" or "acceder" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "accedan" 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 #156,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accedan" and "acceder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "accedan vs acudan". 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 #156,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.