alojadosvsapoyadosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“alojados” and “apoyados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,846
“alojados” frequency rank
#14,281
“apoyados” frequency rank
42127
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alojados apoyados
Definition Forma del plural de alojado, participio de alojar o de alojarse. Forma del plural de apoyado, participio de apoyar o de apoyarse.

Where the eye mixes alojados and apoyados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alojados (VCVCVCVC) and apoyados (VCVVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
alojados
8 ch
apoyados

Visual trap between alojados and apoyados

A purely visual mix-up. alojados ([aloˈxað̞os]) and apoyados ([apoˈʝað̞os]) 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 42127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alojados is recorded at frequency rank #27,846, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aloˈxað̞os]. apoyados is at rank #14,281, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apoˈʝað̞os].

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 42127, this pair ranks #149,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of alojados vs apoyados

Shared letters: ados. Private to "alojados": jl. Private to "apoyados": py.

"alojados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "apoyados" · 8 letters · shape VCVVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alojados ← aljoados · allojados · aloajdos · alojaddos · alojadoss · alojadso · alojaods · alojdaos
  • apoyados ← aopyados · apoaydos · apoyaddos · apoyadoss · apoyadso · apoyaods · apoydaos · apoyyados

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alojados" and "apoyados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aloˈxað̞os] versus [apoˈʝað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "alojados" or "apoyados" show up more?
"apoyados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,281 in our Spanish list, against #27,846 for "alojados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "alojados" and "apoyados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alojados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apoyados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #149,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alojados" and "apoyados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alojados vs alzados". 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 #149,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list