Which to use
“aparece” and “aparecer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,188
- “aparece” frequency rank
- #3,299
- “aparecer” frequency rank
- 4487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aparece | aparecer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aparecer o de aparecerse. | Dejarse ver o hacerse presente, especialmente si es por sorpresa. |
Where the eye mixes aparece and aparecer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aparece runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against aparecer's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aparece and aparecer
A purely visual mix-up. aparece ([apaˈɾese]) and aparecer ([apaɾeˈseɾ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “aparece” sits inside “aparecer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aparece is recorded at frequency rank #1,188, classified as averb, pronounced [apaˈɾese]. aparecer is at rank #3,299, tagged as averb, pronounced [apaɾeˈseɾ].
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 4487, this pair ranks #315,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aparece vs aparecer
Shared letters: acepr. Private to "aparece": -. Private to "aparecer": -.
"aparece" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "aparecer" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aparece" for "aparecer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aparece" vs "aparecer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aparece" and "aparecer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aparece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aparecer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aparece" and "aparecer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aparece vs apreté". 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 #315,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.