Which to use
“alargadas” and “apagadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,787
- “alargadas” frequency rank
- #34,436
- “apagadas” frequency rank
- 83223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alargadas | apagadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de alargado, participio de alargar. | Forma del femenino plural de apagado, participio de apagar. |
Where the eye mixes alargadas and apagadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alargadas runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against apagadas's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alargadas with apagadas
A purely visual mix-up. alargadas ([alaɾˈɣ̞að̞as]) and apagadas ([apaˈɣ̞að̞as]) 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 83223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alargadas is recorded at frequency rank #48,787, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [alaɾˈɣ̞að̞as]. apagadas is at rank #34,436, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 83223, this pair ranks #8,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alargadas vs apagadas
Shared letters: adgs. Private to "alargadas": lr. Private to "apagadas": p.
"alargadas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "apagadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alargadas" and "apagadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "alargadas" or "apagadas"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alargadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apagadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alargadas" and "apagadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alargadas vs amargados". 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 #8,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.