Which to use
“alarde” is a noun and “aplaude” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,470
- “alarde” frequency rank
- #21,899
- “aplaude” frequency rank
- 49369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alarde | aplaude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La acción y efecto de ostentar o presumir algo. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aplaudir. |
Where the eye mixes alarde and aplaude
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alarde runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against aplaude's 7 (VCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alarde with aplaude
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alarde is [aˈlaɾð̞e] while aplaude is [aˈplawð̞e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alarde is recorded at frequency rank #27,470, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈlaɾð̞e]. aplaude is at rank #21,899, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈplawð̞e].
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 49369, this pair ranks #109,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alarde vs aplaude
Shared letters: adel. Private to "alarde": r. Private to "aplaude": pu.
"alarde" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "aplaude" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alarde" and "aplaude" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "alarde" or "aplaude"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "alarde" and "aplaude" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alarde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplaude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alarde" and "aplaude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alarde vs amarse". 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 #109,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.