Which to use
“apaga” and “apagan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,448
- “apaga” frequency rank
- #28,630
- “apagan” frequency rank
- 39078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apaga | apagan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apagar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apagar. |
Where the eye mixes apaga and apagan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. apaga runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against apagan's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between apaga and apagan
A purely visual mix-up. apaga ([aˈpaɣ̞a]) and apagan ([aˈpaɣ̞ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “apaga” sits inside “apagan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apaga is recorded at frequency rank #10,448, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpaɣ̞a]. apagan is at rank #28,630, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpaɣ̞ãn].
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 39078, this pair ranks #166,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apaga vs apagan
Shared letters: agp. Private to "apaga": -. Private to "apagan": n.
"apaga" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "apagan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apaga" and "apagan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "apaga" vs "apagan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "apaga" and "apagan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apaga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apagan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apaga" and "apagan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apagan vs apartan". 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 #166,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.