Which to use
“acercas” and “acordás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,728
- “acercas” frequency rank
- #36,899
- “acordás” frequency rank
- 67627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acercas | acordás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de acercar o de acercarse. | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse. |
Where the eye mixes acercas and acordás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acercas and acordás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses acercas with acordás
A purely visual mix-up. acercas ([aˈseɾkas]) and acordás ([akoɾˈð̞as]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67627, 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]. acordás is at rank #36,899, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞as].
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 67627, this pair ranks #36,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acercas vs acordás
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "acercas": e. Private to "acordás": doá.
"acercas" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "acordás" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acercas ← accercas · acecras · aceracs · acercass · acerccas · acercsa · acerrcas · acrecas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acercas" for "acordás" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acercas" or "acordás" show up more?
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 "acordás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acercas" and "acordás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acordás vs acorta". 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 #36,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.