sacadovssácateConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#4,461
“sacado” frequency rank
#48,102
“sácate” frequency rank
52563
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sacado sácate
Definition Participio de sacar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de sacarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes sacado and sácate

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sacado and sácate follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
sacado
6 ch
sácate

Look-alike desk: sacado vs sácate

A purely visual mix-up. sacado ([saˈkað̞o]) and sácate ([ˈsakat̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sacado is recorded at frequency rank #4,461, classified as averb, pronounced [saˈkað̞o]. 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 52563, this pair ranks #92,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sacado vs sácate

Shared letters: acs. Private to "sacado": do. Private to "sácate": etá.

"sacado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "sácate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sacado ← ascado · saacdo · sacaddo · sacaod · saccado · sacdao · scaado · ssacado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sacado" and "sácate" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([saˈkað̞o] versus [ˈsakat̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sacado" or "sácate"?
"sacado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,461 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.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "sacado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sácate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #92,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sacado" and "sácate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sácate vs salté". 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 #92,094 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