Which to use
“apagado” is an adjective and “apegado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,183
- “apagado” frequency rank
- #39,051
- “apegado” frequency rank
- 52234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagado | apegado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sin luz o brillo. | Participio de apegar o de apegarse. |
Where the eye mixes apagado and apegado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: apagado vs apegado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apagado is [apaˈɣ̞að̞o] while apegado is [apeˈɣ̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “apagado” becomes e in “apegado”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52234, 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]. apegado is at rank #39,051, tagged as averb, pronounced [apeˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 52234, this pair ranks #93,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apagado vs apegado
Shared letters: adgop. Private to "apagado": -. Private to "apegado": e.
"apagado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "apegado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apagado" and "apegado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "apagado" or "apegado"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apagado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apegado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagado" and "apegado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apegado vs apenado". 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 #93,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.