Which to use
“apagó” is a verb and “arado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,937
- “apagó” frequency rank
- #32,080
- “arado” frequency rank
- 55017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagó | arado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apagar. | Instrumento agrícola formado básicamente por una pieza afilada o reja y una pieza que permite su tracción por animales o máquinas. Se emplea para abrir surcos en la tierra. |
Where the eye mixes apagó and arado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. apagó and arado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: apagó vs arado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apagó is [apaˈɣ̞o] while arado is [aˈɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55017, 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]. arado is at rank #32,080, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈɾað̞o].
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 55017, this pair ranks #80,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apagó vs arado
Shared letters: a. Private to "apagó": gpó. Private to "arado": dor.
"apagó" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "arado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arado ← aardo · araddo · araod · ardao · arrado · raado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apagó" for "arado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apagó" or "arado" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apagó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagó" and "arado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "añadí vs arado". 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 #80,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.