Which to use
“aclamado” is an adjective and “aplazado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,505
- “aclamado” frequency rank
- #36,401
- “aplazado” frequency rank
- 61906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aclamado | aplazado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que goza de gran aceptación entre el público o la gente. | Participio de aplazar. |
Where the eye mixes aclamado and aplazado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aclamado vs aplazado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aclamado is [aklaˈmað̞o] while aplazado is [aplaˈsað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aclamado is recorded at frequency rank #25,505, classified as anadj, pronounced [aklaˈmað̞o]. aplazado is at rank #36,401, tagged as averb, pronounced [aplaˈsað̞o].
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 61906, this pair ranks #53,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aclamado vs aplazado
Shared letters: adlo. Private to "aclamado": cm. Private to "aplazado": pz.
"aclamado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "aplazado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aclamado" for "aplazado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aclamado" vs "aplazado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aclamado" and "aplazado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aclamado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplazado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aclamado" and "aplazado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aclamado vs alarmado". 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 #53,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.