Which to use
“acercan” and “acercas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,565
- “acercan” frequency rank
- #30,728
- “acercas” frequency rank
- 40293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acercan | acercas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 acercan and acercas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acercan with acercas
A purely visual mix-up. acercan ([aˈseɾkãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “acercan” becomes s in “acercas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acercan is recorded at frequency rank #9,565, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈseɾkãn]. 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 40293, this pair ranks #159,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acercan vs acercas
Shared letters: acer. Private to "acercan": n. Private to "acercas": s.
"acercan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "acercas" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acercan" for "acercas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acercan" or "acercas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acercan" and "acercas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acercan" 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 #159,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acercan" 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 #159,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.