Which to use
“acudí” and “acudía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,780
- “acudí” frequency rank
- #40,104
- “acudía” frequency rank
- 88884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acudí | acudía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acudir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acudir. |
Where the eye mixes acudí and acudía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acudí runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against acudía's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acudí and acudía
A purely visual mix-up. acudí ([akuˈð̞i]) and acudía ([akuˈð̞ia]) 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 extra letter(s) - “acudí” sits inside “acudía”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acudí is recorded at frequency rank #48,780, classified as averb, pronounced [akuˈð̞i]. acudía is at rank #40,104, tagged as averb, pronounced [akuˈð̞ia].
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 88884, this pair ranks #3,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acudí vs acudía
Shared letters: acduí. Private to "acudí": -. Private to "acudía": -.
"acudí" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "acudía" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acudí" for "acudía" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acudí" or "acudía" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acudí" and "acudía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acudí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acudía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acudí" and "acudía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acudí vs añadí". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #3,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.