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

#1,156
“sacar” frequency rank
#48,102
“sácate” frequency rank
49258
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sacar sácate
Definition Extraer algo; ponerlo afuera del lugar o recipiente que lo contiene. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de sacarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes sacar and sácate

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sacar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against sácate's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
sacar
6 ch
sácate

Why the eye confuses sacar with sácate

A purely visual mix-up. sacar ([saˈkaɾ]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sacar is recorded at frequency rank #1,156, classified as averb, pronounced [saˈkaɾ]. 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 49258, this pair ranks #109,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sacar vs sácate

Shared letters: acs. Private to "sacar": r. Private to "sácate": etá.

"sacar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "sácate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sacar ← ascar · saacr · sacarr · saccar · scaar · ssacar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sacar" and "sácate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([saˈkaɾ] versus [ˈsakat̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sacar" vs "sácate" - which ranks higher?
"sacar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,156 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.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "sacar" 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 #109,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sacar" 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 #109,845 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