aceptaronvsacercaronWhat's the difference?

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

#12,513
“aceptaron” frequency rank
#18,724
“acercaron” frequency rank
31237
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aceptaron acercaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aceptar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acercar o de acercarse.

Where the eye mixes aceptaron and acercaron

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

9 ch
aceptaron
9 ch
acercaron

Why the eye confuses aceptaron with acercaron

A purely visual mix-up. aceptaron ([asepˈt̪aɾõn]) and acercaron ([aseɾˈkaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aceptaron is recorded at frequency rank #12,513, classified as averb, pronounced [asepˈt̪aɾõn]. acercaron is at rank #18,724, tagged as averb, pronounced [aseɾˈkaɾõn].

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 31237, this pair ranks #208,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aceptaron vs acercaron

Shared letters: acenor. Private to "aceptaron": pt. Private to "acercaron": -.

"aceptaron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC  ·  "acercaron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aceptaronacceptaron · acepatron · acepptaron · aceptaorn · aceptarno · aceptaronn · aceptarron · aceptraon
  • acercaronaccercaron · acecraron · aceracron · acercaorn · acercarno · acercaronn · acercarron · acerccaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aceptaron" for "acercaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([asepˈt̪aɾõn] versus [aseɾˈkaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aceptaron" or "acercaron"?
"aceptaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,513 in our Spanish list, against #18,724 for "acercaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aceptaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acercaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #208,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aceptaron" and "acercaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acercará vs acercaron". 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 #208,085 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