Which to use
“apagan” and “apagando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,630
- “apagan” frequency rank
- #28,631
- “apagando” frequency rank
- 57261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagan | apagando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apagar. | Gerundio de apagar. |
Where the eye mixes apagan and apagando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apagan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against apagando's 8 (VCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: apagan vs apagando
A purely visual mix-up. apagan ([aˈpaɣ̞ãn]) and apagando ([apaˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “apagan” sits inside “apagando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apagan is recorded at frequency rank #28,630, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpaɣ̞ãn]. 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 57261, this pair ranks #71,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apagan vs apagando
Shared letters: agnp. Private to "apagan": -. Private to "apagando": do.
"apagan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "apagando" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apagan" and "apagando" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "apagan" or "apagando"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apagan" 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 #71,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagan" and "apagando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apagan vs apartan". 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 #71,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.