Which to use
“acercamos” and “acercas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,245
- “acercamos” frequency rank
- #30,728
- “acercas” frequency rank
- 52973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acercamos | acercas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de acercar o de acercarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de acercar o de acercarse. |
Where the eye mixes acercamos and acercas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acercamos vs acercas
A purely visual mix-up. acercamos ([aseɾˈkamos]) and acercas ([aˈseɾkas]) 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 52973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acercamos is recorded at frequency rank #22,245, classified as averb, pronounced [aseɾˈkamos]. acercas is at rank #30,728, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈseɾkas].
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 52973, this pair ranks #90,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acercamos vs acercas
Shared letters: acers. Private to "acercamos": mo. Private to "acercas": -.
"acercamos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "acercas" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acercamos" and "acercas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acercamos" vs "acercas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acercamos" and "acercas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acercamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acercas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acercamos" and "acercas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acercará vs acercas". 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 #90,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.