acudavsacusanConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#30,309
“acuda” frequency rank
#9,928
“acusan” frequency rank
40237
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acuda acusan
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acudir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acusar o de acusarse.

Where the eye mixes acuda and acusan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
acuda
6 ch
acusan

Visual trap between acuda and acusan

A purely visual mix-up. acuda ([aˈkuð̞a]) and acusan ([aˈkusãn]) 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 40237, 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]. acusan is at rank #9,928, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkusãn].

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 40237, this pair ranks #160,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acuda vs acusan

Shared letters: acu. Private to "acuda": d. Private to "acusan": ns.

"acuda" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "acusan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acudaaccuda · acdua · acuad · acudda · aucda · cauda
  • acusanaccusan · acsuan · acuasn · acusann · acusna · acussan · aucsan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "acuda" for "acusan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈkuð̞a] versus [aˈkusãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "acuda" vs "acusan" - which ranks higher?
"acusan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,928 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.

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 "acuda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acusan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #160,177 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acuda" and "acusan" 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 #160,177 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