Which to use
“acuerde” is a verb and “acuerdo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,870
- “acuerde” frequency rank
- #197
- “acuerdo” frequency rank
- 21067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acuerde | acuerdo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de acordar o de acordarse. | Resolución tomada en común por varias partes o por un órgano colegiado. |
Where the eye mixes acuerde and acuerdo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acuerde and acuerdo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses acuerde with acuerdo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acuerde is [aˈkweɾð̞e] while acuerdo is [aˈkweɾð̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “acuerde” becomes o in “acuerdo”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21067, 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]. acuerdo is at rank #197, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈkweɾð̞o].
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 21067, this pair ranks #256,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acuerde vs acuerdo
Shared letters: acderu. Private to "acuerde": -. Private to "acuerdo": o.
"acuerde" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV · "acuerdo" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acuerde" and "acuerdo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acuerde" or "acuerdo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acuerde" and "acuerdo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acuerde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acuerdo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acuerde" and "acuerdo" 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 #256,583 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.