Which to use
“alargada” and “apagada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,403
- “alargada” frequency rank
- #22,936
- “apagada” frequency rank
- 56339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alargada | apagada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de alargado, participio de alargar. | Forma del femenino de apagado, participio de apagar. |
Where the eye mixes alargada and apagada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: alargada vs apagada
A purely visual mix-up. alargada ([alaɾˈɣ̞að̞a]) and apagada ([apaˈɣ̞að̞a]) 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 56339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alargada is recorded at frequency rank #33,403, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [alaɾˈɣ̞að̞a]. apagada is at rank #22,936, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞að̞a].
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 56339, this pair ranks #75,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alargada vs apagada
Shared letters: adg. Private to "alargada": lr. Private to "apagada": p.
"alargada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "apagada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alargada" and "apagada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alargada" vs "apagada" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alargada" and "apagada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alargada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apagada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alargada" and "apagada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alargada vs amarrada". 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 #75,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.