Which to use
“apagaron” is a verb and “apagón” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,933
- “apagaron” frequency rank
- #15,276
- “apagón” frequency rank
- 49209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagaron | apagón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apagar. | Corte temporal, súbito e inesperado del suministro de energía eléctrica. |
Where the eye mixes apagaron and apagón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. apagaron runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against apagón's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: apagaron vs apagón
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apagaron is [apaˈɣ̞aɾõn] while apagón is [apaˈɣ̞õn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apagaron is recorded at frequency rank #33,933, classified as averb, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞aɾõn]. apagón is at rank #15,276, tagged as anoun, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞õn].
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 49209, this pair ranks #110,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apagaron vs apagón
Shared letters: agnp. Private to "apagaron": or. Private to "apagón": ó.
"apagaron" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "apagón" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- apagaron ← aapgaron · apaagron · apagaorn · apagarno · apagaronn · apagarron · apaggaron · apagraon
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apagaron" and "apagón" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apagaron" or "apagón" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "apagaron" and "apagón" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apagaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apagón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagaron" and "apagón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apagaron 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 #110,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.