Which to use
“acuerdan” and “acuérdate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,896
- “acuerdan” frequency rank
- #22,923
- “acuérdate” frequency rank
- 34819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acuerdan | acuérdate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de acordarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes acuerdan and acuérdate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acuerdan runs 8 letters (VCVVCCVC) against acuérdate's 9 (VCVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acuerdan and acuérdate
A purely visual mix-up. acuerdan ([aˈkweɾð̞ãn]) and acuérdate ([aˈkweɾð̞at̪e]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acuerdan is recorded at frequency rank #11,896, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkweɾð̞ãn]. acuérdate is at rank #22,923, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkweɾð̞at̪e].
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 34819, this pair ranks #189,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acuerdan vs acuérdate
Shared letters: acderu. Private to "acuerdan": n. Private to "acuérdate": té.
"acuerdan" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC · "acuérdate" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acuerdan ← accuerdan · aceurdan · acuedran · acueradn · acuerdann · acuerddan · acuerdna · acuerrdan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acuerdan" for "acuérdate" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acuerdan" or "acuérdate"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acuerdan" and "acuérdate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acuerdan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acuérdate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acuerdan" and "acuérdate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acuerdan vs acuestan". 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 #189,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.