Which to use
“aclaran” and “aclaró” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,417
- “aclaran” frequency rank
- #12,289
- “aclaró” frequency rank
- 46706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aclaran | aclaró |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aclarar o de aclararse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aclarar. |
Where the eye mixes aclaran and aclaró
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aclaran and aclaró
A purely visual mix-up. aclaran ([aˈklaɾãn]) and aclaró ([aklaˈɾo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aclaran is recorded at frequency rank #34,417, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈklaɾãn]. aclaró is at rank #12,289, tagged as averb, pronounced [aklaˈɾo].
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 46706, this pair ranks #124,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aclaran vs aclaró
Shared letters: aclr. Private to "aclaran": n. Private to "aclaró": ó.
"aclaran" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "aclaró" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aclaran ← acalran · acclaran · aclaarn · aclarann · aclarna · aclarran · acllaran · aclraan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aclaran" and "aclaró" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aclaran" or "aclaró" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aclaran" and "aclaró" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aclaran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aclaró" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aclaran" and "aclaró" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aclaran vs aclaren". 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 #124,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.