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“aceptan” and “aceptaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,505
“aceptan” frequency rank
#12,513
“aceptaron” frequency rank
20018
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aceptan aceptaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aceptar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aceptar.

Where the eye mixes aceptan and aceptaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
aceptan
9 ch
aceptaron

Visual trap between aceptan and aceptaron

A purely visual mix-up. aceptan ([aˈsept̪ãn]) and aceptaron ([asepˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aceptan is recorded at frequency rank #7,505, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈsept̪ãn]. aceptaron is at rank #12,513, tagged as averb, pronounced [asepˈt̪aɾõn].

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 20018, this pair ranks #261,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aceptan vs aceptaron

Shared letters: acenpt. Private to "aceptan": -. Private to "aceptaron": or.

"aceptan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "aceptaron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aceptanacceptan · acepatn · acepptan · aceptann · aceptna · acepttan · acetpan · acpetan
  • aceptaronacceptaron · acepatron · acepptaron · aceptaorn · aceptarno · aceptaronn · aceptarron · aceptraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aceptan" and "aceptaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈsept̪ãn] versus [asepˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aceptan" or "aceptaron"?
"aceptan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,505 in our Spanish list, against #12,513 for "aceptaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "aceptan" and "aceptaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aceptan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aceptaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #261,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aceptan" and "aceptaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aceptarían vs aceptaron". 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 #261,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list