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Which to use

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

#18,138
“acordaba” frequency rank
#46,902
“acordáis” frequency rank
65040
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acordaba acordáis
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse.

Where the eye mixes acordaba and acordáis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acordaba (VCVCCVCV) and acordáis (VCVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
acordaba
8 ch
acordáis

Visual trap between acordaba and acordáis

A purely visual mix-up. acordaba ([akoɾˈð̞aβ̞a]) and acordáis ([akoɾˈð̞ajs]) 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 65040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acordaba is recorded at frequency rank #18,138, classified as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞aβ̞a]. acordáis is at rank #46,902, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞ajs].

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 65040, this pair ranks #43,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acordaba vs acordáis

Shared letters: acdor. Private to "acordaba": b. Private to "acordáis": isá.

"acordaba" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "acordáis" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acordaba ← accordaba · acodraba · acoradba · acordaab · acordabba · acordava · acordbaa · acorddaba

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "acordaba" for "acordáis" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([akoɾˈð̞aβ̞a] versus [akoɾˈð̞ajs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acordaba" or "acordáis" show up more?
"acordaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,138 in our Spanish list, against #46,902 for "acordáis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "acordaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acordáis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acordaba" and "acordáis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acordadas vs acordáis". 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 #43,812 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