Which to use
“sacudió” and “sacudir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,244
- “sacudió” frequency rank
- #26,611
- “sacudir” frequency rank
- 45855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacudió | sacudir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sacudir o de sacudirse. | Mover de lado a lado rápida y repetidamente, con cierta violencia. |
Where the eye mixes sacudió and sacudir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sacudió (CVCVCVV) and sacudir (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses sacudió with sacudir
A purely visual mix-up. sacudió ([sakuˈð̞jo]) 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 a single letter - ó in “sacudió” becomes r in “sacudir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacudió is recorded at frequency rank #19,244, classified as averb, pronounced [sakuˈð̞jo]. 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 45855, this pair ranks #129,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sacudió vs sacudir
Shared letters: acdisu. Private to "sacudió": ó. Private to "sacudir": r.
"sacudió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "sacudir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sacudir ← ascudir · saccudir · sacduir · sacuddir · sacudirr · sacudri · sacuidr · saucdir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sacudió" and "sacudir" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sacudió" vs "sacudir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacudió" 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 #129,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacudió" and "sacudir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sacudido vs sacudir". 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 #129,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.