Which to use
“apagón” and “apagones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,276
- “apagón” frequency rank
- #29,032
- “apagones” frequency rank
- 44308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagón | apagones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Corte temporal, súbito e inesperado del suministro de energía eléctrica. | Forma del plural de apagón. |
Where the eye mixes apagón and apagones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. apagón runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against apagones's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: apagón vs apagones
A purely visual mix-up. apagón ([apaˈɣ̞õn]) and apagones ([apaˈɣ̞ones]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apagón is recorded at frequency rank #15,276, classified as anoun, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞õn]. apagones is at rank #29,032, tagged as anoun, pronounced [apaˈɣ̞ones].
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 44308, this pair ranks #137,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apagón vs apagones
Shared letters: agnp. Private to "apagón": ó. Private to "apagones": eos.
"apagón" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "apagones" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- apagones ← aapgones · apaggones · apagnoes · apagoens · apagoness · apagonnes · apagonse · apaognes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apagón" and "apagones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apagón" or "apagones" 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 "apagón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apagones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagón" and "apagones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apagón vs ataron". 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 #137,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.