Which to use
“acuerdan” and “acuerde” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,896
- “acuerdan” frequency rank
- #20,870
- “acuerde” frequency rank
- 32766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acuerdan | acuerde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 acuerdan and acuerde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acuerdan runs 8 letters (VCVVCCVC) against acuerde's 7 (VCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acuerdan and acuerde
A purely visual mix-up. acuerdan ([aˈkweɾð̞ãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32766, 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]. 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 32766, this pair ranks #200,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acuerdan vs acuerde
Shared letters: acderu. Private to "acuerdan": n. Private to "acuerde": -.
"acuerdan" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC · "acuerde" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acuerdan" and "acuerde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acuerdan" vs "acuerde" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acuerdan" 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 #200,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acuerdan" 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 #200,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.