Which to use
“acudió” and “añadió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,340
- “acudió” frequency rank
- #5,075
- “añadió” frequency rank
- 16415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acudió | añadió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de acudir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de añadir. |
Where the eye mixes acudió and añadió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. acudió ([akuˈð̞jo]) and añadió ([aɲaˈð̞jo]) 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 16415, 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]. añadió is at rank #5,075, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɲaˈð̞jo].
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 16415, this pair ranks #276,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acudió vs añadió
Shared letters: adió. Private to "acudió": cu. Private to "añadió": ñ.
"acudió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "añadió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV