Which to use
“acordar” and “acordarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,744
- “acordar” frequency rank
- #23,287
- “acordarse” frequency rank
- 30031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acordar | acordarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Adoptar en común una resolución varias personas, deliberando previamente acerca del asunto. | Traer a la memoria de uno alguna cosa; recordar. |
Where the eye mixes acordar and acordarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acordar runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against acordarse's 9 (VCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acordar vs acordarse
A purely visual mix-up. acordar ([akoɾˈð̞aɾ]) and acordarse ([akoɾˈð̞aɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “acordar” sits inside “acordarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acordar is recorded at frequency rank #6,744, classified as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞aɾ]. acordarse is at rank #23,287, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞aɾse].
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 30031, this pair ranks #214,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acordar vs acordarse
Shared letters: acdor. Private to "acordar": -. Private to "acordarse": es.
"acordar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "acordarse" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acordar" and "acordarse" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acordar" vs "acordarse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acordar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acordarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acordar" and "acordarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acordáis vs acordarse". 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 #214,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.