Which to use
“acordaba” and “acordar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,138
- “acordaba” frequency rank
- #6,744
- “acordar” frequency rank
- 24882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acordaba | acordar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse. | Adoptar en común una resolución varias personas, deliberando previamente acerca del asunto. |
Where the eye mixes acordaba and acordar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between acordaba and acordar
A purely visual mix-up. acordaba ([akoɾˈð̞aβ̞a]) and acordar ([akoɾˈð̞aɾ]) 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 24882, 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]. acordar is at rank #6,744, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞aɾ].
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 24882, this pair ranks #239,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acordaba vs acordar
Shared letters: acdor. Private to "acordaba": b. Private to "acordar": -.
"acordaba" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "acordar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acordaba" for "acordar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acordaba" or "acordar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acordaba" and "acordar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acordaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acordar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acordaba" and "acordar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acordaba 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 #239,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.