Which to use
“apagó” is a verb and “apio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,937
- “apagó” frequency rank
- #29,034
- “apio” frequency rank
- 51971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagó | apio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apagar. | (Apium graveolens) Planta anual herbácea, de la familia de las apiáceas, que alcanza 1 m de altura, con tallos gruesos y carnosos, hojas pinnadas o bipinnadas con foliolos en forma de rombo, flores en umbela, de color blanco o amarillento y muy pequeñas, y frutos ovoides de hasta 2 mm de diámetro. Se cultiva desde la Antigüedad por sus pencas comestibles y sus raíces, así como por el aceite esencial que se obtiene de sus frutos |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set apagó and apio apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apagó is [apaˈɣ̞o] while apio is [ˈapjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 51971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apagó is recorded at frequency rank #22,937, classified as averb, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞o]. apio is at rank #29,034, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapjo].
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 51971, this pair ranks #95,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apagó vs apio
Shared letters: ap. Private to "apagó": gó. Private to "apio": io.
"apagó" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "apio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- apio ← aipo · apoi · appio · paio
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering apagó vs apio
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “apagó”; for a noun, it's “apio”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “apagó” entry
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