acuérdatevsacuerdeTell them apart

Which to use

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

#22,923
“acuérdate” frequency rank
#20,870
“acuerde” frequency rank
43793
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acuérdate acuerde
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de acordarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acordar o de acordarse.

Where the eye mixes acuérdate and acuerde

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acuérdate runs 9 letters (VCVVCCVCV) against acuerde's 7 (VCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
acuérdate
7 ch
acuerde

Look-alike desk: acuérdate vs acuerde

A purely visual mix-up. acuérdate ([aˈkweɾð̞at̪e]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acuérdate is recorded at frequency rank #22,923, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkweɾð̞at̪e]. 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 43793, this pair ranks #140,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acuérdate vs acuerde

Shared letters: acderu. Private to "acuérdate": té. Private to "acuerde": -.

"acuérdate" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCCVCV  ·  "acuerde" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acuerde ← accuerde · aceurde · acuedre · acuerdde · acuered · acuerrde · acurede · aucerde

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acuérdate" and "acuerde" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈkweɾð̞at̪e] versus [aˈkweɾð̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "acuérdate" or "acuerde"?
"acuerde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,870 in our Spanish list, against #22,923 for "acuérdate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "acuérdate" and "acuerde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acuérdate" 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 #140,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acuérdate" 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 #140,673 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