Which to use
“apagadas” is a participle and “apagado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,436
- “apagadas” frequency rank
- #13,183
- “apagado” frequency rank
- 47619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagadas | apagado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de apagado, participio de apagar. | Sin luz o brillo. |
Where the eye mixes apagadas and apagado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apagadas runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against apagado's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: apagadas vs apagado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apagadas is [apaˈɣ̞að̞as] while apagado is [apaˈɣ̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apagadas is recorded at frequency rank #34,436, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞að̞as]. apagado is at rank #13,183, tagged as anadj, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 47619, this pair ranks #119,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apagadas vs apagado
Shared letters: adgp. Private to "apagadas": s. Private to "apagado": o.
"apagadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "apagado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apagadas" for "apagado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apagadas" or "apagado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "apagadas" and "apagado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apagadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apagado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagadas" and "apagado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alargadas vs apagadas". 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 #119,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.