Which to use
“aceptaban” is a verb and “aceptadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,386
- “aceptaban” frequency rank
- #15,998
- “aceptadas” frequency rank
- 49384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aceptaban | aceptadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de aceptar. | Forma del femenino plural de aceptado, participio de aceptar. |
Where the eye mixes aceptaban and aceptadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aceptaban and aceptadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aceptaban and aceptadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aceptaban is [asepˈt̪aβ̞ãn] while aceptadas is [asepˈt̪að̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49384, 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]. aceptadas is at rank #15,998, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [asepˈt̪að̞as].
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 49384, this pair ranks #109,164 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aceptaban vs aceptadas
Shared letters: acept. Private to "aceptaban": bn. Private to "aceptadas": ds.
"aceptaban" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "aceptadas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aceptaban" and "aceptadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aceptaban" or "aceptadas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aceptaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aceptadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,164 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aceptaban" and "aceptadas" 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 #109,164 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.