Which to use
“acudí” and “acudió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,780
- “acudí” frequency rank
- #11,340
- “acudió” frequency rank
- 60120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acudí | acudió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acudir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acudir. |
Where the eye mixes acudí and acudió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acudí runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against acudió's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses acudí with acudió
A purely visual mix-up. acudí ([akuˈð̞i]) and acudió ([akuˈð̞jo]) 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 60120, 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]. acudió is at rank #11,340, tagged as averb, pronounced [akuˈð̞jo].
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 60120, this pair ranks #60,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acudí vs acudió
Shared letters: acdu. Private to "acudí": í. Private to "acudió": ió.
"acudí" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "acudió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acudí" for "acudió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acudí" vs "acudió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "acudí" and "acudió" 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 "acudió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acudí" and "acudió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acudí vs añadí". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #60,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.