Which to use
“apagados” and “apoyados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,867
- “apagados” frequency rank
- #14,281
- “apoyados” frequency rank
- 50148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagados | apoyados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de apagado, participio de apagar. | Forma del plural de apoyado, participio de apoyar o de apoyarse. |
Where the eye mixes apagados and apoyados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apagados (VCVCVCVC) and apoyados (VCVVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: apagados vs apoyados
A purely visual mix-up. apagados ([apaˈɣ̞að̞os]) and apoyados ([apoˈʝað̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50148, 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]. apoyados is at rank #14,281, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apoˈʝað̞os].
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 50148, this pair ranks #104,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apagados vs apoyados
Shared letters: adops. Private to "apagados": g. Private to "apoyados": y.
"apagados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "apoyados" · 8 letters · shape VCVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apagados" and "apoyados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "apagados" vs "apoyados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "apagados" and "apoyados" 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 "apoyados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagados" and "apoyados" 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 #104,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.