Which to use
“acertadas” and “acertados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,729
- “acertadas” frequency rank
- #41,158
- “acertados” frequency rank
- 71887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acertadas | acertados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de acertado, participio de acertar. | Forma del plural de acertado, participio de acertar. |
Where the eye mixes acertadas and acertados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. acertadas and acertados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between acertadas and acertados
A purely visual mix-up. acertadas ([aseɾˈt̪að̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “acertadas” becomes o in “acertados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71887, 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]. 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 71887, this pair ranks #26,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acertadas vs acertados
Shared letters: acderst. Private to "acertadas": -. Private to "acertados": o.
"acertadas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "acertados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acertadas" and "acertados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acertadas" vs "acertados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acertadas" 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 #26,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acertadas" 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 #26,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.