Which to use
“sacude” and “sacudió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,149
- “sacude” frequency rank
- #19,244
- “sacudió” frequency rank
- 40393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacude | sacudió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sacudir o de sacudirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sacudir o de sacudirse. |
Where the eye mixes sacude and sacudió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sacude runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against sacudió's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sacude vs sacudió
A purely visual mix-up. sacude ([saˈkuð̞e]) and sacudió ([sakuˈð̞jo]) 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 40393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacude is recorded at frequency rank #21,149, classified as averb, pronounced [saˈkuð̞e]. sacudió is at rank #19,244, tagged as averb, pronounced [sakuˈð̞jo].
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 40393, this pair ranks #159,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sacude vs sacudió
Shared letters: acdsu. Private to "sacude": e. Private to "sacudió": ió.
"sacude" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sacudió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sacude ← ascude · saccude · sacdue · sacudde · sacued · saucde · scaude · ssacude
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sacude" and "sacudió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sacude" vs "sacudió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacude" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sacudió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacude" and "sacudió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sácate vs sacude". 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 #159,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.