Which to use
“apagados” is a participle and “apegado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,867
- “apagados” frequency rank
- #39,051
- “apegado” frequency rank
- 74918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagados | apegado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de apagado, participio de apagar. | Participio de apegar o de apegarse. |
Where the eye mixes apagados and apegado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: apagados vs apegado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apagados is [apaˈɣ̞að̞os] while apegado is [apeˈɣ̞að̞o]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74918, 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]. 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 74918, this pair ranks #20,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apagados vs apegado
Shared letters: adgop. Private to "apagados": s. Private to "apegado": e.
"apagados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "apegado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apagados" for "apegado" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "apagados" and "apegado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apagados" 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 #20,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagados" 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 #20,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.