Which to use
“acuerda” and “acuesta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,249
- “acuerda” frequency rank
- #25,111
- “acuesta” frequency rank
- 32360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acuerda | acuesta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acostar o de acostarse. |
Where the eye mixes acuerda and acuesta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acuerda and acuesta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between acuerda and acuesta
A purely visual mix-up. acuerda ([aˈkweɾð̞a]) and acuesta ([aˈkwest̪a]) 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 32360, 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]. acuesta is at rank #25,111, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkwest̪a].
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 32360, this pair ranks #202,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acuerda vs acuesta
Shared letters: aceu. Private to "acuerda": dr. Private to "acuesta": st.
"acuerda" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV · "acuesta" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acuerda" for "acuesta" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acuerda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acuesta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acuerda" and "acuesta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acuesta vs arresta". 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 #202,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.