Which to use
“acordé” and “acorta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,248
- “acordé” frequency rank
- #46,903
- “acorta” frequency rank
- 63151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acordé | acorta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple 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 acordé and acorta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acordé and acorta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: acordé vs acorta
A purely visual mix-up. acordé ([akoɾˈð̞e]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acordé is recorded at frequency rank #16,248, classified as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞e]. 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 63151, this pair ranks #49,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acordé vs acorta
Shared letters: acor. Private to "acordé": dé. Private to "acorta": t.
"acordé" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "acorta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acorta ← accorta · acorat · acorrta · acortta · acrota · aocrta · caorta
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acordé" and "acorta" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "acordé" or "acorta"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acordé" 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 #49,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acordé" 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 #49,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.