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.
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": oé. Private to "acuerde": eu.
"acordé" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "acuerde" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acuerde ← accuerde · aceurde · acuedre · acuerdde · acuered · acuerrde · acurede · aucerde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acordé" and "acuerde" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acordé" vs "acuerde" - which ranks higher?
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.