acudívsaquíWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: acudí is a verb, aquí is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“acudí” is a verb and “aquí” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,780
“acudí” frequency rank
#143
“aquí” frequency rank
48923
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acudí aquí
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acudir. En la proximidad del que habla o comunica.

Where the eye mixes acudí and aquí

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
acudí
4 ch
aquí

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acudí is [akuˈð̞i] while aquí is [aˈki]. 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 adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48923, 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]. aquí is at rank #143, tagged as anadv, pronounced [aˈki].

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 48923, this pair ranks #111,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acudí vs aquí

Shared letters: auí. Private to "acudí": cd. Private to "aquí": q.

"acudí" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "aquí" · 4 letters · shape VCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acudí" and "aquí" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "acudí" is a verb and "aquí" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "acudí" or "aquí"?
"aquí" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #143 in our Spanish list, against #48,780 for "acudí". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "acudí" and "aquí". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acudí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aquí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acudí" and "aquí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acudí vs añadí". Nearby pair

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list