Which to use
“acercas” and “acercó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,728
- “acercas” frequency rank
- #8,209
- “acercó” frequency rank
- 38937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acercas | acercó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de acercar o de acercarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acercar. |
Where the eye mixes acercas and acercó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acercas runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against acercó's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acercas with acercó
A purely visual mix-up. acercas ([aˈseɾkas]) and acercó ([aseɾˈko]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acercas is recorded at frequency rank #30,728, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈseɾkas]. acercó is at rank #8,209, tagged as averb, pronounced [aseɾˈko].
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 38937, this pair ranks #167,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acercas vs acercó
Shared letters: acer. Private to "acercas": s. Private to "acercó": ó.
"acercas" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "acercó" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acercas ← accercas · acecras · aceracs · acercass · acerccas · acercsa · acerrcas · acrecas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acercas" for "acercó" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acercas" or "acercó"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acercas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acercó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acercas" and "acercó" 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 #167,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.