Which to use
“apagada” and “apagados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,936
- “apagada” frequency rank
- #35,867
- “apagados” frequency rank
- 58803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagada | apagados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de apagado, participio de apagar. | Forma del plural de apagado, participio de apagar. |
Where the eye mixes apagada and apagados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apagada runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against apagados's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses apagada with apagados
A purely visual mix-up. apagada ([apaˈɣ̞að̞a]) and apagados ([apaˈɣ̞að̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apagada is recorded at frequency rank #22,936, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞að̞a]. apagados is at rank #35,867, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞að̞os].
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 58803, this pair ranks #65,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apagada vs apagados
Shared letters: adgp. Private to "apagada": -. Private to "apagados": os.
"apagada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "apagados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apagada" and "apagados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apagada" or "apagados" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apagada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apagados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagada" and "apagados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apagados 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 #65,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.