aclamadovsalarmadoTell them apart

Which to use

“aclamado” and “alarmado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,505
“aclamado” frequency rank
#42,790
“alarmado” frequency rank
68295
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aclamado alarmado
Definition Que goza de gran aceptación entre el público o la gente. Que está conmocionado, con temor o alarma.

Where the eye mixes aclamado and alarmado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aclamado (VCCVCVCV) and alarmado (VCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
aclamado
8 ch
alarmado

Visual trap between aclamado and alarmado

A purely visual mix-up. aclamado ([aklaˈmað̞o]) and alarmado ([alaɾˈmað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aclamado is recorded at frequency rank #25,505, classified as anadj, pronounced [aklaˈmað̞o]. alarmado is at rank #42,790, tagged as anadj, pronounced [alaɾˈmað̞o].

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 68295, this pair ranks #34,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aclamado vs alarmado

Shared letters: adlmo. Private to "aclamado": c. Private to "alarmado": r.

"aclamado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "alarmado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aclamadoacalmado · acclamado · aclaamdo · aclamaddo · aclamaod · aclamdao · aclammado · acllamado
  • alarmadoaalrmado · alamrado · alaramdo · alarmaddo · alarmaod · alarmdao · alarmmado · alarrmado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aclamado" and "alarmado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aklaˈmað̞o] versus [alaɾˈmað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aclamado" vs "alarmado" - which ranks higher?
"aclamado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,505 in our Spanish list, against #42,790 for "alarmado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aclamado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alarmado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #34,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aclamado" and "alarmado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alargando vs alarmado". 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 #34,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list