Which to use
“acepta” is a verb and “aceptada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,604
- “acepta” frequency rank
- #9,564
- “aceptada” frequency rank
- 13168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acepta | aceptada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aceptar. | Forma del femenino de aceptado, participio de aceptar. |
Where the eye mixes acepta and aceptada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between acepta and aceptada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acepta is [aˈsept̪a] while aceptada is [asepˈt̪að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “acepta” sits inside “aceptada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acepta is recorded at frequency rank #3,604, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈsept̪a]. aceptada is at rank #9,564, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [asepˈt̪að̞a].
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 13168, this pair ranks #288,866 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acepta vs aceptada
Shared letters: acept. Private to "acepta": -. Private to "aceptada": d.
"acepta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "aceptada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acepta" and "aceptada" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acepta" or "aceptada" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acepta" and "aceptada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acepta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aceptada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,866 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acepta" and "aceptada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acentuada vs aceptada". 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 #288,866 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.