acerasvsacordásWhich spelling fits?

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

#22,920
“aceras” frequency rank
#36,899
“acordás” frequency rank
59819
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aceras acordás
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de acerar. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse.

Where the eye mixes aceras and acordás

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. aceras runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against acordás's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
aceras
7 ch
acordás

Why the eye confuses aceras with acordás

A purely visual mix-up. aceras ([aˈseɾas]) and acordás ([akoɾˈð̞as]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aceras is recorded at frequency rank #22,920, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈseɾas]. acordás is at rank #36,899, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞as].

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 59819, this pair ranks #61,232 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aceras vs acordás

Shared letters: acrs. Private to "aceras": e. Private to "acordás": doá.

"aceras" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "acordás" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aceras ← acceras · acears · acerass · acerras · acersa · acreas · aecras · aseras

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aceras" for "acordás" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈseɾas] versus [akoɾˈð̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aceras" vs "acordás" - which ranks higher?
"aceras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,920 in our Spanish list, against #36,899 for "acordás". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aceras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acordás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,232 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aceras" and "acordás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acordás vs acorta". 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 #61,232 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