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

#20,870
“acuerde” frequency rank
#35,325
“acuerdes” frequency rank
56195
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acuerde acuerdes
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acordar o de acordarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de acordar o de acordarse.

Where the eye mixes acuerde and acuerdes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. acuerde runs 7 letters (VCVVCCV) against acuerdes's 8 (VCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
acuerde
8 ch
acuerdes

Visual trap between acuerde and acuerdes

A purely visual mix-up. acuerde ([aˈkweɾð̞e]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “acuerde” sits inside “acuerdes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acuerde is recorded at frequency rank #20,870, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkweɾð̞e]. 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 56195, this pair ranks #75,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acuerde vs acuerdes

Shared letters: acderu. Private to "acuerde": -. Private to "acuerdes": s.

"acuerde" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV  ·  "acuerdes" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acuerdeaccuerde · aceurde · acuedre · acuerdde · acuered · acuerrde · acurede · aucerde
  • acuerdesaccuerdes · aceurdes · acuedres · acuerddes · acuerdess · acuerdse · acuereds · acuerrdes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "acuerde" and "acuerdes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈkweɾð̞e] versus [aˈkweɾð̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "acuerde" vs "acuerdes" - which ranks higher?
"acuerde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,870 in our Spanish list, against #35,325 for "acuerdes". 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 "acuerde" 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 #75,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acuerde" and "acuerdes" 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 #75,643 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