Which to use
“acertada” and “acertados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,830
- “acertada” frequency rank
- #41,158
- “acertados” frequency rank
- 54988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acertada | acertados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de acertado, participio de acertar. | Forma del plural de acertado, participio de acertar. |
Where the eye mixes acertada and acertados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acertada runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against acertados's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acertada and acertados
A purely visual mix-up. acertada ([aseɾˈt̪að̞a]) and acertados ([aseɾˈt̪að̞os]) 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 54988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acertada is recorded at frequency rank #13,830, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aseɾˈt̪að̞a]. acertados is at rank #41,158, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aseɾˈt̪að̞os].
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 54988, this pair ranks #80,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acertada vs acertados
Shared letters: acdert. Private to "acertada": -. Private to "acertados": os.
"acertada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "acertados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acertada" and "acertados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "acertada" or "acertados"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acertada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acertados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acertada" and "acertados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acertados vs aterrados". 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 #80,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.