adjuntavsapuntaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#17,025
“adjunta” frequency rank
#4,764
“apunta” frequency rank
21789
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature adjunta apunta
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adjuntar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apuntar o de apuntarse.

Where the eye mixes adjunta and apunta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
adjunta
6 ch
apunta

Look-alike desk: adjunta vs apunta

A purely visual mix-up. adjunta ([að̞ˈxũn̪t̪a]) and apunta ([aˈpũn̪t̪a]) 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 21789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

adjunta is recorded at frequency rank #17,025, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞ˈxũn̪t̪a]. apunta is at rank #4,764, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpũn̪t̪a].

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 21789, this pair ranks #253,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of adjunta vs apunta

Shared letters: antu. Private to "adjunta": dj. Private to "apunta": p.

"adjunta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "apunta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • adjuntaaddjunta · adjjunta · adjnuta · adjunat · adjunnta · adjuntta · adjutna · adujnta
  • apuntaapnuta · appunta · apunat · apunnta · apuntta · aputna · aupnta · paunta

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "adjunta" and "apunta" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([að̞ˈxũn̪t̪a] versus [aˈpũn̪t̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "adjunta" vs "apunta" - which ranks higher?
"apunta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,764 in our Spanish list, against #17,025 for "adjunta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "adjunta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apunta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #253,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "adjunta" and "apunta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anta vs apunta". 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 #253,334 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