acordásvsacortaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#36,899
“acordás” frequency rank
#46,903
“acorta” frequency rank
83802
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acordás acorta
Definition Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acortar o de acortarse.

Where the eye mixes acordás and acorta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
acordás
6 ch
acorta

Visual trap between acordás and acorta

A purely visual mix-up. acordás ([akoɾˈð̞as]) and acorta ([aˈkoɾt̪a]) 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 83802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acordás is recorded at frequency rank #36,899, classified as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞as]. acorta is at rank #46,903, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkoɾt̪a].

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 83802, this pair ranks #7,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acordás vs acorta

Shared letters: acor. Private to "acordás": dsá. Private to "acorta": t.

"acordás" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "acorta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acortaaccorta · acorat · acorrta · acortta · acrota · aocrta · caorta

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acordás" and "acorta" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([akoɾˈð̞as] versus [aˈkoɾt̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "acordás" or "acorta"?
"acordás" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,899 in our Spanish list, against #46,903 for "acorta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "acordás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acorta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acordás" and "acorta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acorta vs Alcorta". 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 #7,714 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