Which to use
“apagando” and “apartando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,631
- “apagando” frequency rank
- #48,804
- “apartando” frequency rank
- 77435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagando | apartando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de apagar. | Gerundio de apartar. |
Where the eye mixes apagando and apartando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apagando runs 8 letters (VCVCVCCV) against apartando's 9 (VCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses apagando with apartando
A purely visual mix-up. apagando ([apaˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]) and apartando ([apaɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 77435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apagando is recorded at frequency rank #28,631, classified as averb, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]. apartando is at rank #48,804, tagged as averb, pronounced [apaɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 77435, this pair ranks #16,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apagando vs apartando
Shared letters: adnop. Private to "apagando": g. Private to "apartando": rt.
"apagando" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "apartando" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apagando" for "apartando" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apagando" or "apartando" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "apagando" and "apartando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apagando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apartando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagando" and "apartando" 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 #16,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.