acuerdasvsacuerdenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“acuerdas” and “acuerden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,252
“acuerdas” frequency rank
#33,391
“acuerden” frequency rank
43643
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acuerdas acuerden
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de acordar o de acordarse.

Where the eye mixes acuerdas and acuerden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acuerdas and acuerden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
acuerdas
8 ch
acuerden

Why the eye confuses acuerdas with acuerden

A purely visual mix-up. acuerdas ([aˈkweɾð̞as]) and acuerden ([aˈkweɾð̞ẽn]) 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 43643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acuerdas is recorded at frequency rank #10,252, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkweɾð̞as]. acuerden is at rank #33,391, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈkweɾð̞ẽn].

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 43643, this pair ranks #141,514 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acuerdas vs acuerden

Shared letters: acderu. Private to "acuerdas": s. Private to "acuerden": n.

"acuerdas" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC  ·  "acuerden" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acuerdasaccuerdas · aceurdas · acuedras · acuerads · acuerdass · acuerddas · acuerdsa · acuerrdas
  • acuerdenaccuerden · aceurden · acuedren · acuerdden · acuerdenn · acuerdne · acueredn · acuerrden

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acuerdas" and "acuerden" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈkweɾð̞as] versus [aˈkweɾð̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acuerdas" or "acuerden" show up more?
"acuerdas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,252 in our Spanish list, against #33,391 for "acuerden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acuerdas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acuerden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #141,514 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acuerdas" and "acuerden" 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 #141,514 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list