acudívsacusaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#48,780
“acudí” frequency rank
#6,858
“acusa” frequency rank
55638
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acudí acusa
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 presente de indicativo de acusar o de acusarse.

Where the eye mixes acudí and acusa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. acudí and acusa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
acudí
5 ch
acusa

Look-alike desk: acudí vs acusa

A purely visual mix-up. acudí ([akuˈð̞i]) and acusa ([aˈkusa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55638, 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]. acusa is at rank #6,858, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkusa].

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 55638, this pair ranks #77,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acudí vs acusa

Shared letters: acu. Private to "acudí": dí. Private to "acusa": s.

"acudí" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "acusa" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acusa ← accusa · acsua · acuas · acussa · aucsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acudí" and "acusa" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([akuˈð̞i] versus [aˈkusa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acudí" or "acusa" show up more?
"acusa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,858 in our Spanish list, against #48,780 for "acudí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acudí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acusa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #77,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acudí" and "acusa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acudí vs añadí". 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 #77,997 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