# acercar vs alertar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### acercar
*verb · IPA [aseɾˈkaɾ] · frequency rank #14,999*
Poner más cerca o menos lejos.

### alertar
*verb · IPA [aleɾˈt̪aɾ] · frequency rank #28,229*
Dar la alerta. Avisar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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