Which to use
“apagan” and “apagó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,630
- “apagan” frequency rank
- #22,937
- “apagó” frequency rank
- 51567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagan | apagó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apagar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apagar. |
Where the eye mixes apagan and apagó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. apagan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against apagó's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: apagan vs apagó
A purely visual mix-up. apagan ([aˈpaɣ̞ãn]) and apagó ([apaˈɣ̞o]) 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 51567, 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]. apagó is at rank #22,937, tagged as averb, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞o].
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 51567, this pair ranks #97,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apagan vs apagó
Shared letters: agp. Private to "apagan": n. Private to "apagó": ó.
"apagan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "apagó" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- apagan ← aapgan · apaagn · apagann · apaggan · apagna · apgaan · appagan · paagan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apagan" for "apagó" ever safe?
Frequency check: "apagan" vs "apagó" - 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 "apagan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apagó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagan" and "apagó" 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 #97,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.