acercarvsacercaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,999
“acercar” frequency rank
#49,379
“acercará” frequency rank
64378
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acercar acercará
Definition Poner más cerca o menos lejos. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de acercar o de acercarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set acercar and acercará apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
acercar
8 ch
acercará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. acercar ([aseɾˈkaɾ]) and acercará ([aseɾkaˈɾa]) 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 extra letter(s) - “acercar” sits inside “acercará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acercar is recorded at frequency rank #14,999, classified as averb, pronounced [aseɾˈkaɾ]. acercará is at rank #49,379, tagged as averb, pronounced [aseɾkaˈɾa].

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 64378, this pair ranks #45,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acercar vs acercará

Shared letters: acer. Private to "acercar": -. Private to "acercará": á.

"acercar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "acercará" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acercaraccercar · acecrar · aceracr · acercarr · acerccar · acercra · acerrcar · acrecar

Frequency comparison

acercar#14,999
acercará#49,379

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acercar" and "acercará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aseɾˈkaɾ] versus [aseɾkaˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "acercar" or "acercará"?
"acercar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,999 in our Spanish list, against #49,379 for "acercará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering acercar vs acercará

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “acercar” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list