Which to use
“aceptaban” is a verb and “aceptada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,386
- “aceptaban” frequency rank
- #9,564
- “aceptada” frequency rank
- 42950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aceptaban | aceptada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de aceptar. | Forma del femenino de aceptado, participio de aceptar. |
Where the eye mixes aceptaban and aceptada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aceptaban runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against aceptada's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aceptaban with aceptada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aceptaban is [asepˈt̪aβ̞ãn] while aceptada is [asepˈt̪að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aceptaban is recorded at frequency rank #33,386, classified as averb, pronounced [asepˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. 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 42950, this pair ranks #145,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aceptaban vs aceptada
Shared letters: acept. Private to "aceptaban": bn. Private to "aceptada": d.
"aceptaban" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "aceptada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aceptaban" for "aceptada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aceptaban" vs "aceptada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aceptaban" and "aceptada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aceptaban" 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 #145,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aceptaban" and "aceptada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aceptaban vs aceptarían". 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 #145,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.