Which to use
“acuerda” and “acuerde” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,249
- “acuerda” frequency rank
- #20,870
- “acuerde” frequency rank
- 28119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acuerda | acuerde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acordar o de acordarse. |
Where the eye mixes acuerda and acuerde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acuerda and acuerde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses acuerda with acuerde
A purely visual mix-up. acuerda ([aˈkweɾð̞a]) and acuerde ([aˈkweɾð̞e]) 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 - a in “acuerda” becomes e in “acuerde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acuerda is recorded at frequency rank #7,249, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkweɾð̞a]. acuerde is at rank #20,870, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkweɾð̞e].
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 28119, this pair ranks #223,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acuerda vs acuerde
Shared letters: acderu. Private to "acuerda": -. Private to "acuerde": -.
"acuerda" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV · "acuerde" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acuerda" for "acuerde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acuerda" vs "acuerde" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acuerda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acuerde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acuerda" and "acuerde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acuerde vs acueste". 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 #223,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.