Which to use
“acercamos” and “acordamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,245
- “acercamos” frequency rank
- #20,868
- “acordamos” frequency rank
- 43113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acercamos | acordamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de acercar o de acercarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse. |
Where the eye mixes acercamos and acordamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acercamos and acordamos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between acercamos and acordamos
A purely visual mix-up. acercamos ([aseɾˈkamos]) and acordamos ([akoɾˈð̞amos]) 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 43113, 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]. acordamos is at rank #20,868, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞amos].
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 43113, this pair ranks #144,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acercamos vs acordamos
Shared letters: acmors. Private to "acercamos": e. Private to "acordamos": d.
"acercamos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "acordamos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acercamos" and "acordamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acercamos" or "acordamos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acercamos" and "acordamos" 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 "acordamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acercamos" and "acordamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acordáis vs acordamos". 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 #144,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.