Which to use
“acuerdan” and “aguardan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,896
- “acuerdan” frequency rank
- #41,720
- “aguardan” frequency rank
- 53616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acuerdan | aguardan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aguardar o de aguardarse. |
Where the eye mixes acuerdan and aguardan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acuerdan and aguardan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between acuerdan and aguardan
A purely visual mix-up. acuerdan ([aˈkweɾð̞ãn]) and aguardan ([aˈɣ̞waɾð̞ãn]) 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 53616, 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]. aguardan is at rank #41,720, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞waɾð̞ãn].
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 53616, this pair ranks #87,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acuerdan vs aguardan
Shared letters: adnru. Private to "acuerdan": ce. Private to "aguardan": g.
"acuerdan" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC · "aguardan" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acuerdan" and "aguardan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acuerdan" or "aguardan" show up more?
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 "acuerdan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aguardan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acuerdan" and "aguardan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguardan vs aguardando". 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 #87,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.