Which to use
“alarmado” and “apartado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,790
- “alarmado” frequency rank
- #4,855
- “apartado” frequency rank
- 47645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alarmado | apartado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que está conmocionado, con temor o alarma. | Distante, lejano, retirado. |
Where the eye mixes alarmado and apartado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alarmado and apartado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses alarmado with apartado
A purely visual mix-up. alarmado ([alaɾˈmað̞o]) and apartado ([apaɾˈt̪að̞o]) 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 47645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alarmado is recorded at frequency rank #42,790, classified as anadj, pronounced [alaɾˈmað̞o]. apartado is at rank #4,855, tagged as anadj, pronounced [apaɾˈt̪að̞o].
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 47645, this pair ranks #118,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alarmado vs apartado
Shared letters: ador. Private to "alarmado": lm. Private to "apartado": pt.
"alarmado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "apartado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alarmado" for "apartado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "alarmado" or "apartado"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alarmado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apartado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alarmado" and "apartado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alargando vs alarmado". 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 #118,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.