Which to use
“sacude” and “sacudir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,149
- “sacude” frequency rank
- #26,611
- “sacudir” frequency rank
- 47760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacude | sacudir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sacudir o de sacudirse. | Mover de lado a lado rápida y repetidamente, con cierta violencia. |
Where the eye mixes sacude and sacudir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sacude runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against sacudir's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sacude with sacudir
A purely visual mix-up. sacude ([saˈkuð̞e]) and sacudir ([sakuˈð̞iɾ]) 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 47760, 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]. sacudir is at rank #26,611, tagged as averb, pronounced [sakuˈð̞iɾ].
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 47760, this pair ranks #118,275 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sacude vs sacudir
Shared letters: acdsu. Private to "sacude": e. Private to "sacudir": ir.
"sacude" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sacudir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sacude" for "sacudir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sacude" or "sacudir"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sacude" and "sacudir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacude" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sacudir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,275 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacude" and "sacudir" 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 #118,275 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.