sacavssácateWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: saca is a noun, sácate is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“saca” is a noun and “sácate” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,579
“saca” frequency rank
#48,102
“sácate” frequency rank
50681
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature saca sácate
Definition Acción o efecto de sacar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de sacarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set saca and sácate apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
saca
6 ch
sácate

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: saca is [ˈsaka] while sácate is [ˈsakat̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

saca is recorded at frequency rank #2,579, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsaka]. sácate is at rank #48,102, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsakat̪e].

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 50681, this pair ranks #101,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of saca vs sácate

Shared letters: acs. Private to "saca": -. Private to "sácate": etá.

"saca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "sácate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sacaasca · saac · sacca · scaa · ssaca

Frequency comparison

saca#2,579
sácate#48,102

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "saca" and "sácate" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "saca" is a noun and "sácate" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "saca" or "sácate"?
"saca" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,579 in our Spanish list, against #48,102 for "sácate". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering saca vs sácate

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “saca”; for a verb, it's “sácate”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “saca” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list