Which to use
“acertado” is an adjective and “acertados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,894
- “acertado” frequency rank
- #41,158
- “acertados” frequency rank
- 53052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acertado | acertados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene acierto. | Forma del plural de acertado, participio de acertar. |
Where the eye mixes acertado and acertados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. acertado 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.
Why the eye confuses acertado with acertados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acertado is [aseɾˈt̪að̞o] while acertados is [aseɾˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “acertado” sits inside “acertados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acertado is recorded at frequency rank #11,894, classified as anadj, pronounced [aseɾˈt̪að̞o]. 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 53052, this pair ranks #89,725 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acertado vs acertados
Shared letters: acdeort. Private to "acertado": -. Private to "acertados": s.
"acertado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "acertados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acertado" and "acertados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acertado" vs "acertados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acertado" and "acertados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acertado" 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 #89,725 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acertado" 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 #89,725 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.