Which to use
“acordar” and “acordate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,744
- “acordar” frequency rank
- #24,710
- “acordate” frequency rank
- 31454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acordar | acordate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Adoptar en común una resolución varias personas, deliberando previamente acerca del asunto. | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de acordarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes acordar and acordate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acordar runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against acordate's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acordar with acordate
A purely visual mix-up. acordar ([akoɾˈð̞aɾ]) and acordate ([akoɾˈð̞at̪e]) 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 31454, 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]. 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 31454, this pair ranks #207,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acordar vs acordate
Shared letters: acdor. Private to "acordar": -. Private to "acordate": et.
"acordar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "acordate" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acordar" and "acordate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acordar" 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 "acordar" 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 #207,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acordar" and "acordate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acordáis vs acordate". 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 #207,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.