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.
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
- acudir ← accudir · acduir · acuddir · acudirr · acudri · acuidr · aucdir · caudir