Which to use
“acuerdan” is a verb and “acuerdos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,896
- “acuerdan” frequency rank
- #2,811
- “acuerdos” frequency rank
- 14707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acuerdan | acuerdos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse. | Forma del plural de acuerdo. |
Where the eye mixes acuerdan and acuerdos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acuerdan and acuerdos 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 acuerdos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acuerdan is [aˈkweɾð̞ãn] while acuerdos is [aˈkweɾð̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14707, 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]. acuerdos is at rank #2,811, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈkweɾð̞os].
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 14707, this pair ranks #283,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acuerdan vs acuerdos
Shared letters: acderu. Private to "acuerdan": n. Private to "acuerdos": os.
"acuerdan" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC · "acuerdos" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acuerdan" and "acuerdos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "acuerdan" or "acuerdos"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "acuerdan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acuerdos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acuerdan" and "acuerdos" 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 #283,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.