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

#24,360
“acredita” frequency rank
#48,170
“acrediten” frequency rank
72530
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acredita acrediten
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acreditar o de acreditarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de acreditar o de acreditarse.

Where the eye mixes acredita and acrediten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acredita runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against acrediten's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
acredita
9 ch
acrediten

Visual trap between acredita and acrediten

A purely visual mix-up. acredita ([akɾeˈð̞it̪a]) and acrediten ([akɾeˈð̞it̪ẽn]) 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 72530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acredita is recorded at frequency rank #24,360, classified as averb, pronounced [akɾeˈð̞it̪a]. acrediten is at rank #48,170, tagged as averb, pronounced [akɾeˈð̞it̪ẽn].

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 72530, this pair ranks #25,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acredita vs acrediten

Shared letters: acdeirt. Private to "acredita": -. Private to "acrediten": n.

"acredita" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "acrediten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acredita ← accredita · acerdita · acrdeita · acreddita · acrediat · acreditta · acredtia · acreidta
  • acrediten ← accrediten · acerditen · acrdeiten · acredditen · acredietn · acreditenn · acreditne · acreditten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "acredita" for "acrediten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([akɾeˈð̞it̪a] versus [akɾeˈð̞it̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "acredita" vs "acrediten" - which ranks higher?
"acredita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,360 in our Spanish list, against #48,170 for "acrediten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acredita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acrediten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acredita" and "acrediten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acreditan vs acrediten". 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 #25,160 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