Which to use
“acordás” and “acortar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,899
- “acordás” frequency rank
- #26,683
- “acortar” frequency rank
- 63582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acordás | acortar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse. | Hacer más corto. Disminuir en longitud, extensión, duración, tiempo o cantidad. |
Where the eye mixes acordás and acortar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acordás and acortar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses acordás with acortar
A purely visual mix-up. acordás ([akoɾˈð̞as]) and acortar ([akoɾˈt̪aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63582, 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]. acortar is at rank #26,683, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈt̪aɾ].
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 63582, this pair ranks #48,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acordás vs acortar
Shared letters: acor. Private to "acordás": dsá. Private to "acortar": t.
"acordás" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "acortar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acortar ← accortar · acoratr · acorrtar · acortarr · acortra · acorttar · acotrar · acrotar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acordás" and "acortar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acordás" or "acortar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acordás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acortar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acordás" and "acortar" 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 #48,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.