acordarsevsacordateWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#23,287
“acordarse” frequency rank
#24,710
“acordate” frequency rank
47997
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acordarse acordate
Definition Traer a la memoria de uno alguna cosa; recordar. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de acordarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes acordarse and acordate

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
acordarse
8 ch
acordate

Visual trap between acordarse and acordate

A purely visual mix-up. acordarse ([akoɾˈð̞aɾse]) 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 47997, 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]. 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 47997, this pair ranks #116,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acordarse vs acordate

Shared letters: acdeor. Private to "acordarse": s. Private to "acordate": t.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acordarseaccordarse · acodrarse · acoradrse · acordarce · acordares · acordarrse · acordarsse · acordasre
  • acordateaccordate · acodrate · acoradte · acordaet · acordatte · acorddate · acordtae · acorrdate

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "acordarse" and "acordate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([akoɾˈð̞aɾse] versus [akoɾˈð̞at̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "acordarse" or "acordate"?
"acordarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,287 in our Spanish list, against #24,710 for "acordate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "acordarse" and "acordate" 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 "acordate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #116,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acordarse" 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 #116,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list