Which to use
“apagado” is an adjective and “apagados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,183
- “apagado” frequency rank
- #35,867
- “apagados” frequency rank
- 49050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagado | apagados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sin luz o brillo. | Forma del plural de apagado, participio de apagar. |
Where the eye mixes apagado and apagados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apagado 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 apagado with apagados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apagado is [apaˈɣ̞að̞o] while apagados is [apaˈɣ̞að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “apagado” sits inside “apagados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apagado is recorded at frequency rank #13,183, classified as anadj, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞að̞o]. 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 49050, this pair ranks #110,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apagado vs apagados
Shared letters: adgop. Private to "apagado": -. Private to "apagados": s.
"apagado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "apagados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apagado" for "apagados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "apagado" vs "apagados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "apagado" 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 #110,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagado" 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 #110,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.