Which to use
“acertadas” is a participle and “acertado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,729
- “acertadas” frequency rank
- #11,894
- “acertado” frequency rank
- 42623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acertadas | acertado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de acertado, participio de acertar. | Que tiene acierto. |
Where the eye mixes acertadas and acertado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acertadas runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against acertado's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acertadas with acertado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acertadas is [aseɾˈt̪að̞as] while acertado is [aseɾˈt̪að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acertadas is recorded at frequency rank #30,729, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aseɾˈt̪að̞as]. acertado is at rank #11,894, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aseɾˈt̪að̞o].
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 42623, this pair ranks #147,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acertadas vs acertado
Shared letters: acdert. Private to "acertadas": s. Private to "acertado": o.
"acertadas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "acertado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acertadas" for "acertado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acertadas" or "acertado" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acertadas" and "acertado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acertadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acertado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acertadas" and "acertado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acertadas vs aportadas". 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 #147,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.