Which to use
“acierto” and “aciertos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,082
- “acierto” frequency rank
- #18,726
- “aciertos” frequency rank
- 30808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acierto | aciertos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de acertar y su resultado. | Forma del plural de acierto. |
Where the eye mixes acierto and aciertos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acierto runs 7 letters (VCVVCCV) against aciertos's 8 (VCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acierto and aciertos
A purely visual mix-up. acierto ([aˈsjeɾt̪o]) and aciertos ([aˈsjeɾt̪os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “acierto” sits inside “aciertos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acierto is recorded at frequency rank #12,082, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈsjeɾt̪o]. aciertos is at rank #18,726, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈsjeɾt̪os].
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 30808, this pair ranks #210,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acierto vs aciertos
Shared letters: aceiort. Private to "acierto": -. Private to "aciertos": s.
"acierto" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV · "aciertos" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acierto" and "aciertos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acierto" or "aciertos" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acierto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aciertos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acierto" and "aciertos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acertó vs aciertos". 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 #210,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.