Which to use
“acudí” is a verb and “alud” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,780
- “acudí” frequency rank
- #37,942
- “alud” frequency rank
- 86722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acudí | alud |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acudir. | Derrumbe de las nieves de los montes a los valles en gran cantidad y con estrépito. |
Where the eye mixes acudí and alud
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. acudí runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against alud's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acudí vs alud
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acudí is [akuˈð̞i] while alud is [aˈluð̞]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86722, 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]. alud is at rank #37,942, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈluð̞].
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 86722, this pair ranks #5,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acudí vs alud
Shared letters: adu. Private to "acudí": cí. Private to "alud": l.
"acudí" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "alud" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alud ← aldu · allud · aludd · auld · laud
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acudí" for "alud" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acudí" or "alud" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "alud" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acudí" and "alud" 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 #5,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.