Which to use
“apagadas” and “atacadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,436
- “apagadas” frequency rank
- #33,430
- “atacadas” frequency rank
- 67866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagadas | atacadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de apagado, participio de apagar. | Forma del femenino plural de atacado, participio de atacar. |
Where the eye mixes apagadas and atacadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apagadas and atacadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: apagadas vs atacadas
A purely visual mix-up. apagadas ([apaˈɣ̞að̞as]) and atacadas ([at̪aˈkað̞as]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67866, 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]. atacadas is at rank #33,430, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [at̪aˈkað̞as].
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 67866, this pair ranks #36,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apagadas vs atacadas
Shared letters: ads. Private to "apagadas": gp. Private to "atacadas": ct.
"apagadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "atacadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apagadas" and "atacadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "apagadas" vs "atacadas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "atacadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagadas" and "atacadas" 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 #36,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.