Which to use
“accedió” and “acudió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,044
- “accedió” frequency rank
- #11,340
- “acudió” frequency rank
- 25384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | accedió | acudió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acceder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acudir. |
Where the eye mixes accedió and acudió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. accedió runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against acudió's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: accedió vs acudió
A purely visual mix-up. accedió ([akseˈð̞jo]) and acudió ([akuˈð̞jo]) 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 25384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
accedió is recorded at frequency rank #14,044, classified as averb, pronounced [akseˈð̞jo]. acudió is at rank #11,340, tagged as averb, pronounced [akuˈð̞jo].
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 25384, this pair ranks #236,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of accedió vs acudió
Shared letters: acdió. Private to "accedió": e. Private to "acudió": u.
"accedió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "acudió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "accedió" and "acudió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "accedió" or "acudió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "accedió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acudió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "accedió" and "acudió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acudí vs acudió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #236,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.