acordévsacuerdeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,248
“acordé” frequency rank
#20,870
“acuerde” frequency rank
37118
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acordé acuerde
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acordar o de acordarse.

Where the eye mixes acordé and acuerde

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acordé runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against acuerde's 7 (VCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
acordé
7 ch
acuerde

Why the eye confuses acordé with acuerde

A purely visual mix-up. acordé ([akoɾˈð̞e]) and acuerde ([aˈkweɾð̞e]) 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 37118, 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]. acuerde is at rank #20,870, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkweɾð̞e].

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 37118, this pair ranks #177,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acordé vs acuerde

Shared letters: acdr. Private to "acordé": . Private to "acuerde": eu.

"acordé" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "acuerde" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acuerdeaccuerde · aceurde · acuedre · acuerdde · acuered · acuerrde · acurede · aucerde

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acordé" and "acuerde" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([akoɾˈð̞e] versus [aˈkweɾð̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "acordé" vs "acuerde" - which ranks higher?
"acordé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,248 in our Spanish list, against #20,870 for "acuerde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "acuerde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #177,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acordé" and "acuerde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acuerde vs acueste". 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 #177,006 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