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Which to use

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

#30,309
“acuda” frequency rank
#7,249
“acuerda” frequency rank
37558
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acuda acuerda
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acudir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse.

Where the eye mixes acuda and acuerda

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acuda runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against acuerda's 7 (VCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
acuda
7 ch
acuerda

Look-alike desk: acuda vs acuerda

A purely visual mix-up. acuda ([aˈkuð̞a]) and acuerda ([aˈkweɾð̞a]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acuda is recorded at frequency rank #30,309, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkuð̞a]. acuerda is at rank #7,249, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkweɾð̞a].

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 37558, this pair ranks #174,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acuda vs acuerda

Shared letters: acdu. Private to "acuda": -. Private to "acuerda": er.

"acuda" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "acuerda" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acudaaccuda · acdua · acuad · acudda · aucda · cauda
  • acuerdaaccuerda · aceurda · acuedra · acuerad · acuerdda · acuerrda · acureda · aucerda

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "acuda" for "acuerda" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈkuð̞a] versus [aˈkweɾð̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "acuda" or "acuerda"?
"acuerda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,249 in our Spanish list, against #30,309 for "acuda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "acuda" and "acuerda" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acuda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acuerda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #174,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acuda" and "acuerda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acuda vs acudí". 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 #174,673 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