Which to use
“apagado” is an adjective and “apagan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,183
- “apagado” frequency rank
- #28,630
- “apagan” frequency rank
- 41813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagado | apagan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sin luz o brillo. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apagar. |
Where the eye mixes apagado and apagan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between apagado and apagan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apagado is [apaˈɣ̞að̞o] while apagan is [aˈpaɣ̞ãn]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41813, 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]. apagan is at rank #28,630, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpaɣ̞ãn].
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 41813, this pair ranks #151,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apagado vs apagan
Shared letters: agp. Private to "apagado": do. Private to "apagan": n.
"apagado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "apagan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apagado" and "apagan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "apagado" vs "apagan" - 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 "apagan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagado" and "apagan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apagan vs apartan". 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 #151,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.