Which to use
“arde” and “ardió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,394
- “arde” frequency rank
- #46,932
- “ardió” frequency rank
- 60326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arde | ardió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de arder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de arder. |
Where the eye mixes arde and ardió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. arde runs 4 letters (VCCV) against ardió's 5 (VCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: arde vs ardió
A purely visual mix-up. arde ([ˈaɾð̞e]) and ardió ([aɾˈð̞jo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arde is recorded at frequency rank #13,394, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɾð̞e]. ardió is at rank #46,932, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɾˈð̞jo].
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 60326, this pair ranks #59,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arde vs ardió
Shared letters: adr. Private to "arde": e. Private to "ardió": ió.
"arde" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ardió" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arde ← adre · ardde · ared · arrde · rade
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arde" and "ardió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "arde" or "ardió"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "arde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ardió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arde" and "ardió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alió vs ardió". 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 #59,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.