Which to use
“aguantado” and “apuntado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,482
- “aguantado” frequency rank
- #15,279
- “apuntado” frequency rank
- 47761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aguantado | apuntado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de aguantar o de aguantarse. | Participio de apuntar o de apuntarse. |
Where the eye mixes aguantado and apuntado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aguantado runs 9 letters (VCVVCCVCV) against apuntado's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aguantado and apuntado
A purely visual mix-up. aguantado ([aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and apuntado ([apũn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) 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 47761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aguantado is recorded at frequency rank #32,482, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. apuntado is at rank #15,279, tagged as averb, pronounced [apũn̪ˈt̪að̞o].
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 47761, this pair ranks #118,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aguantado vs apuntado
Shared letters: adnotu. Private to "aguantado": g. Private to "apuntado": p.
"aguantado" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCCVCV · "apuntado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aguantado" for "apuntado" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aguantado" and "apuntado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aguantado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apuntado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aguantado" and "apuntado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguantado vs aguantamos". 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 #118,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.