Which to use
“apagando” and “apegado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,631
- “apagando” frequency rank
- #39,051
- “apegado” frequency rank
- 67682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagando | apegado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de apagar. | Participio de apegar o de apegarse. |
Where the eye mixes apagando and apegado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apagando runs 8 letters (VCVCVCCV) against apegado's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: apagando vs apegado
A purely visual mix-up. apagando ([apaˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]) and apegado ([apeˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 67682, 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]. apegado is at rank #39,051, tagged as averb, pronounced [apeˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 67682, this pair ranks #36,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apagando vs apegado
Shared letters: adgop. Private to "apagando": n. Private to "apegado": e.
"apagando" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "apegado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apagando" for "apegado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "apagando" vs "apegado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "apagando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apegado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagando" and "apegado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apegado vs apenado". 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 #36,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.