Which to use
“apagados” is a participle and “apagando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,867
- “apagados” frequency rank
- #28,631
- “apagando” frequency rank
- 64498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagados | apagando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de apagado, participio de apagar. | Gerundio de apagar. |
Where the eye mixes apagados and apagando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apagados (VCVCVCVC) and apagando (VCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between apagados and apagando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apagados is [apaˈɣ̞að̞os] while apagando is [apaˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apagados is recorded at frequency rank #35,867, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞að̞os]. apagando is at rank #28,631, tagged as averb, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o].
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 64498, this pair ranks #45,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apagados vs apagando
Shared letters: adgop. Private to "apagados": s. Private to "apagando": n.
"apagados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "apagando" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apagados" and "apagando" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "apagados" vs "apagando" - 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 "apagados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apagando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagados" and "apagando" 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 #45,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.