Which to use
“apagadas” and “apagados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,436
- “apagadas” frequency rank
- #35,867
- “apagados” frequency rank
- 70303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagadas | apagados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de apagado, participio de apagar. | Forma del plural de apagado, participio de apagar. |
Where the eye mixes apagadas and apagados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apagadas and apagados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses apagadas with apagados
A purely visual mix-up. apagadas ([apaˈɣ̞að̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “apagadas” becomes o in “apagados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70303, 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]. 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 70303, this pair ranks #30,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apagadas vs apagados
Shared letters: adgps. Private to "apagadas": -. Private to "apagados": o.
"apagadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "apagados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apagadas" and "apagados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "apagadas" vs "apagados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apagadas" 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 #30,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagadas" 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 #30,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.