Which to use
“aceptada” is a participle and “aceptan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,564
- “aceptada” frequency rank
- #7,505
- “aceptan” frequency rank
- 17069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aceptada | aceptan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de aceptado, participio de aceptar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aceptar. |
Where the eye mixes aceptada and aceptan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aceptada and aceptan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aceptada is [asepˈt̪að̞a] while aceptan is [aˈsept̪ãn]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aceptada is recorded at frequency rank #9,564, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [asepˈt̪að̞a]. aceptan is at rank #7,505, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈsept̪ãn].
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 17069, this pair ranks #273,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aceptada vs aceptan
Shared letters: acept. Private to "aceptada": d. Private to "aceptan": n.
"aceptada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "aceptan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aceptada" and "aceptan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aceptada" or "aceptan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aceptada" and "aceptan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aceptada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aceptan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aceptada" and "aceptan" 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 #273,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.