Which to use
“aclare” and “aclaró” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,557
- “aclare” frequency rank
- #12,289
- “aclaró” frequency rank
- 34846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aclare | aclaró |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo 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 aclare and aclaró
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aclare and aclaró follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses aclare with aclaró
A purely visual mix-up. aclare ([aˈklaɾe]) 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 a single letter - e in “aclare” becomes ó in “aclaró”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aclare is recorded at frequency rank #22,557, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈklaɾe]. 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 34846, this pair ranks #189,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aclare vs aclaró
Shared letters: aclr. Private to "aclare": e. Private to "aclaró": ó.
"aclare" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "aclaró" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aclare ← acalre · acclare · aclaer · aclarre · acllare · aclrae · alcare · calare
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aclare" and "aclaró" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aclare" vs "aclaró" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aclare" and "aclaró" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aclare" 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 #189,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aclare" and "aclaró" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aclare 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 #189,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.