Which to use
“apagados” and “apartados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,867
- “apagados” frequency rank
- #15,277
- “apartados” frequency rank
- 51144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagados | apartados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de apagado, participio de apagar. | Forma del plural de apartado. |
Where the eye mixes apagados and apartados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apagados runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against apartados's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: apagados vs apartados
A purely visual mix-up. apagados ([apaˈɣ̞að̞os]) and apartados ([apaɾˈt̪að̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51144, 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]. apartados is at rank #15,277, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apaɾˈt̪að̞os].
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 51144, this pair ranks #99,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apagados vs apartados
Shared letters: adops. Private to "apagados": g. Private to "apartados": rt.
"apagados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "apartados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apagados" and "apartados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "apagados" vs "apartados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "apagados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apartados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagados" and "apartados" 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 #99,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.