adaptadavsapartadaTell them apart

Which to use

“adaptada” and “apartada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,024
“adaptada” frequency rank
#33,935
“apartada” frequency rank
50959
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature adaptada apartada
Definition Forma del femenino singular de adaptado, participio de adaptar. Forma del femenino de apartado.

Where the eye mixes adaptada and apartada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adaptada and apartada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
adaptada
8 ch
apartada

Visual trap between adaptada and apartada

A purely visual mix-up. adaptada ([að̞apˈt̪að̞a]) and apartada ([apaɾˈt̪að̞a]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

adaptada is recorded at frequency rank #17,024, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [að̞apˈt̪að̞a]. apartada is at rank #33,935, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apaɾˈt̪að̞a].

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 50959, this pair ranks #100,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of adaptada vs apartada

Shared letters: adpt. Private to "adaptada": -. Private to "apartada": r.

"adaptada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "apartada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • adaptada ← aadptada · adapatda · adapptada · adaptaad · adaptadda · adaptdaa · adapttada · adatpada
  • apartada ← aaprtada · aparatda · aparrtada · apartaad · apartadda · apartdaa · aparttada · apatrada

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "adaptada" and "apartada" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([að̞apˈt̪að̞a] versus [apaɾˈt̪að̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "adaptada" vs "apartada" - which ranks higher?
"adaptada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,024 in our Spanish list, against #33,935 for "apartada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "adaptada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apartada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #100,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "adaptada" and "apartada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apartada vs apartan". 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 #100,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list