Which to use
“sácate” and “sacude” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,102
- “sácate” frequency rank
- #21,149
- “sacude” frequency rank
- 69251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sácate | sacude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de sacarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sacudir o de sacudirse. |
Where the eye mixes sácate and sacude
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sácate vs sacude
A purely visual mix-up. sácate ([ˈsakat̪e]) and sacude ([saˈkuð̞e]) 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 69251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sácate is recorded at frequency rank #48,102, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsakat̪e]. sacude is at rank #21,149, tagged as averb, pronounced [saˈkuð̞e].
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 69251, this pair ranks #32,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sácate vs sacude
Shared letters: aces. Private to "sácate": tá. Private to "sacude": du.
"sácate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sacude" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sacude ← ascude · saccude · sacdue · sacudde · sacued · saucde · scaude · ssacude
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sácate" for "sacude" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sácate" vs "sacude" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sácate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sacude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sácate" and "sacude" 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 #32,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.