Which to use
“apagan” and “apaguen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,630
- “apagan” frequency rank
- #37,954
- “apaguen” frequency rank
- 66584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagan | apaguen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apagar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de apagar. |
Where the eye mixes apagan and apaguen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. apagan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against apaguen's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: apagan vs apaguen
A purely visual mix-up. apagan ([aˈpaɣ̞ãn]) and apaguen ([aˈpaɣ̞ẽn]) 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 66584, 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]. apaguen is at rank #37,954, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpaɣ̞ẽn].
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 66584, this pair ranks #39,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apagan vs apaguen
Shared letters: agnp. Private to "apagan": -. Private to "apaguen": eu.
"apagan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "apaguen" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apagan" and "apaguen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apagan" or "apaguen" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "apagan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apaguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagan" and "apaguen" 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 #39,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.