Which to use
“apagar” and “apurar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,467
- “apagar” frequency rank
- #32,965
- “apurar” frequency rank
- 41432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagar | apurar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer que un aparato electrónico deje de estar encendido. | Purificar o limpiar. |
Where the eye mixes apagar and apurar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. apagar and apurar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses apagar with apurar
A purely visual mix-up. apagar ([apaˈɣ̞aɾ]) and apurar ([apuˈɾaɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41432, 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]. apurar is at rank #32,965, tagged as averb, pronounced [apuˈɾaɾ].
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 41432, this pair ranks #153,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apagar vs apurar
Shared letters: apr. Private to "apagar": g. Private to "apurar": u.
"apagar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "apurar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apagar" for "apurar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "apagar" or "apurar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "apagar" and "apurar" 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 "apurar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagar" and "apurar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apurar vs apures". 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 #153,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.