Which to use
“apagar” and “apagarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,467
- “apagar” frequency rank
- #47,552
- “apagarse” frequency rank
- 56019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagar | apagarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer que un aparato electrónico deje de estar encendido. | Apagar (uso pronominal de ...) |
Where the eye mixes apagar and apagarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between apagar and apagarse
A purely visual mix-up. apagar ([apaˈɣ̞aɾ]) and apagarse ([apaˈɣ̞aɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “apagar” sits inside “apagarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apagar is recorded at frequency rank #8,467, classified as averb, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞aɾ]. apagarse is at rank #47,552, tagged as averb, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞aɾse].
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 56019, this pair ranks #76,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apagar vs apagarse
Shared letters: agpr. Private to "apagar": -. Private to "apagarse": es.
"apagar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "apagarse" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apagar" and "apagarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apagar" or "apagarse" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "apagar" and "apagarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apagar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apagarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagar" and "apagarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ahogarse vs apagarse". 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 #76,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.