acordarávsacordarseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#40,616
“acordará” frequency rank
#23,287
“acordarse” frequency rank
63903
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acordará acordarse
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse. Traer a la memoria de uno alguna cosa; recordar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set acordará and acordarse apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
acordará
9 ch
acordarse

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. acordará ([akoɾð̞aˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acordará is recorded at frequency rank #40,616, classified as averb, pronounced [akoɾð̞aˈɾa]. 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 63903, this pair ranks #47,220 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acordará vs acordarse

Shared letters: acdor. Private to "acordará": á. Private to "acordarse": es.

"acordará" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "acordarse" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acordarseaccordarse · acodrarse · acoradrse · acordarce · acordares · acordarrse · acordarsse · acordasre

Frequency comparison

acordará#40,616
acordarse#23,287

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acordará" and "acordarse" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([akoɾð̞aˈɾa] versus [akoɾˈð̞aɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "acordará" or "acordarse"?
"acordarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,287 in our Spanish list, against #40,616 for "acordará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering acordará vs acordarse

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “acordará” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list