Which to use
“alargando” and “apartando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,788
- “alargando” frequency rank
- #48,804
- “apartando” frequency rank
- 97592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alargando | apartando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de alargar. | Gerundio de apartar. |
Where the eye mixes alargando and apartando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alargando and apartando follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses alargando with apartando
A purely visual mix-up. alargando ([alaɾˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]) and apartando ([apaɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alargando is recorded at frequency rank #48,788, classified as averb, pronounced [alaɾˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]. apartando is at rank #48,804, tagged as averb, pronounced [apaɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 97592, this pair ranks #154 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alargando vs apartando
Shared letters: adnor. Private to "alargando": gl. Private to "apartando": pt.
"alargando" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV · "apartando" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alargando" for "apartando" ever safe?
Which is more common, "alargando" or "apartando"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alargando" and "apartando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alargando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apartando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alargando" and "apartando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apartan vs apartando". 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 #154 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.