amparadosvsapartadosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#33,928
“amparados” frequency rank
#15,277
“apartados” frequency rank
49205
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amparados apartados
Definition Forma del plural de amparado, participio de amparar o de ampararse. Forma del plural de apartado.

Where the eye mixes amparados and apartados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. amparados (VCCVCVCVC) and apartados (VCVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
amparados
9 ch
apartados

Visual trap between amparados and apartados

A purely visual mix-up. amparados ([ãmpaˈɾað̞os]) and apartados ([apaɾˈt̪að̞os]) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amparados is recorded at frequency rank #33,928, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ãmpaˈɾað̞os]. apartados is at rank #15,277, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apaɾˈt̪að̞os].

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 49205, this pair ranks #110,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of amparados vs apartados

Shared letters: adoprs. Private to "amparados": m. Private to "apartados": t.

"amparados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "apartados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amparadosamaprados · ammparados · ampaardos · amparaddos · amparadoss · amparadso · amparaods · ampardaos
  • apartadosaaprtados · aparatdos · aparrtados · apartaddos · apartadoss · apartadso · apartaods · apartdaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "amparados" and "apartados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ãmpaˈɾað̞os] versus [apaɾˈt̪að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "amparados" vs "apartados" - which ranks higher?
"apartados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,277 in our Spanish list, against #33,928 for "amparados". 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 "amparados" and "apartados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "amparados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apartados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #110,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amparados" and "apartados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amparados vs apurados". 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 #110,145 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