Which to use
“acordarse” and “acordás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,287
- “acordarse” frequency rank
- #36,899
- “acordás” frequency rank
- 60186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acordarse | acordás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Traer a la memoria de uno alguna cosa; recordar. | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse. |
Where the eye mixes acordarse and acordás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acordarse runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCCV) against acordás's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acordarse with acordás
A purely visual mix-up. acordarse ([akoɾˈð̞aɾse]) and acordás ([akoɾˈð̞as]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acordarse is recorded at frequency rank #23,287, classified as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞aɾse]. acordás is at rank #36,899, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞as].
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 60186, this pair ranks #59,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acordarse vs acordás
Shared letters: acdors. Private to "acordarse": e. Private to "acordás": á.
"acordarse" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV · "acordás" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acordarse ← accordarse · acodrarse · acoradrse · acordarce · acordares · acordarrse · acordarsse · acordasre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acordarse" and "acordás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acordarse" vs "acordás" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acordarse" and "acordás" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acordarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acordás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acordarse" and "acordás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acordás vs acorta". 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 #59,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.