acudióvsacudirWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,340
“acudió” frequency rank
#6,745
“acudir” frequency rank
18085
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acudió acudir
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acudir. Ir, acompañar.

Where the eye mixes acudió and acudir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
acudió
6 ch
acudir

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. acudió ([akuˈð̞jo]) and acudir ([akuˈð̞iɾ]) 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 a single letter - ó in “acudió” becomes r in “acudir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acudió is recorded at frequency rank #11,340, classified as averb, pronounced [akuˈð̞jo]. acudir is at rank #6,745, tagged as averb, pronounced [akuˈð̞iɾ].

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 18085, this pair ranks #269,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of acudió vs acudir

Shared letters: acdiu. Private to "acudió": ó. Private to "acudir": r.

"acudió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "acudir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acudiraccudir · acduir · acuddir · acudirr · acudri · acuidr · aucdir · caudir

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acudió" and "acudir" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([akuˈð̞jo] versus [akuˈð̞iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "acudió" or "acudir"?
"acudir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,745 in our Spanish list, against #11,340 for "acudió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list