Which to use
“acercaban” and “acercaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,901
- “acercaban” frequency rank
- #18,724
- “acercaron” frequency rank
- 48625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acercaban | acercaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acercar o de acercarse. | 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 acercaban and acercaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acercaban with acercaron
A purely visual mix-up. acercaban ([aseɾˈkaβ̞ãn]) 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 48625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acercaban is recorded at frequency rank #29,901, classified as averb, pronounced [aseɾˈkaβ̞ãn]. 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 48625, this pair ranks #113,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acercaban vs acercaron
Shared letters: acenr. Private to "acercaban": b. Private to "acercaron": o.
"acercaban" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "acercaron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "acercaban" 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 #113,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acercaban" and "acercaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acercaban vs acercará". 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 #113,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.