Which to use
“acordada” is a participle and “acordate” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,457
- “acordada” frequency rank
- #24,710
- “acordate” frequency rank
- 54167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acordada | acordate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de acordado, participio de acordar o de acordarse. | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de acordarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes acordada and acordate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acordada and acordate follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses acordada with acordate
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acordada is [akoɾˈð̞að̞a] while acordate is [akoɾˈð̞at̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acordada is recorded at frequency rank #29,457, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞að̞a]. acordate is at rank #24,710, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞at̪e].
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 54167, this pair ranks #84,532 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acordada vs acordate
Shared letters: acdor. Private to "acordada": -. Private to "acordate": et.
"acordada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "acordate" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acordada" and "acordate" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acordada" vs "acordate" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acordada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acordate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,532 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acordada" and "acordate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acordada 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 #84,532 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.