Which to use
“aclaren” and “aclaró” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,380
- “aclaren” frequency rank
- #12,289
- “aclaró” frequency rank
- 61669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aclaren | aclaró |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 aclaren and aclaró
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aclaren runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against aclaró's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aclaren vs aclaró
A purely visual mix-up. aclaren ([aˈklaɾẽn]) 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 61669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aclaren is recorded at frequency rank #49,380, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈklaɾẽn]. 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 61669, this pair ranks #54,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aclaren vs aclaró
Shared letters: aclr. Private to "aclaren": en. Private to "aclaró": ó.
"aclaren" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "aclaró" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aclaren ← acalren · acclaren · aclaern · aclarenn · aclarne · aclarren · acllaren · aclraen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aclaren" and "aclaró" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aclaren" vs "aclaró" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aclaren" and "aclaró" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aclaren" 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 #54,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aclaren" 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 #54,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.