Which to use
“acuerdan” and “acuerdes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,896
- “acuerdan” frequency rank
- #35,325
- “acuerdes” frequency rank
- 47221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acuerdan | acuerdes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de subjuntivo de acordar o de acordarse. |
Where the eye mixes acuerdan and acuerdes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acuerdan and acuerdes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: acuerdan vs acuerdes
A purely visual mix-up. acuerdan ([aˈkweɾð̞ãn]) and acuerdes ([aˈkweɾð̞es]) 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 47221, 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]. acuerdes is at rank #35,325, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkweɾð̞es].
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 47221, this pair ranks #121,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acuerdan vs acuerdes
Shared letters: acderu. Private to "acuerdan": n. Private to "acuerdes": s.
"acuerdan" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC · "acuerdes" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acuerdan" and "acuerdes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acuerdan" vs "acuerdes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acuerdan" and "acuerdes" 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 "acuerdes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acuerdan" and "acuerdes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acuerden vs acuerdes". 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 #121,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.