Which to use
“apagan” and “apartan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,630
- “apagan” frequency rank
- #49,421
- “apartan” frequency rank
- 78051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagan | apartan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 indicativo de apartar o de apartarse. |
Where the eye mixes apagan and apartan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. apagan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against apartan's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: apagan vs apartan
A purely visual mix-up. apagan ([aˈpaɣ̞ãn]) and apartan ([aˈpaɾt̪ãn]) 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 78051, 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]. apartan is at rank #49,421, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpaɾt̪ãn].
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 78051, this pair ranks #15,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apagan vs apartan
Shared letters: anp. Private to "apagan": g. Private to "apartan": rt.
"apagan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "apartan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apagan" and "apartan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apagan" or "apartan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "apagan" and "apartan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apagan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apartan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagan" and "apartan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apartan vs apartando". 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 #15,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.