Which to use
“aparece” and “aparecía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,188
- “aparece” frequency rank
- #9,931
- “aparecía” frequency rank
- 11119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aparece | aparecía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aparecer o de aparecerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de aparecer o de aparecerse. |
Where the eye mixes aparece and aparecía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aparece runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against aparecía's 8 (VCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aparece vs aparecía
A purely visual mix-up. aparece ([apaˈɾese]) and aparecía ([apaɾeˈsia]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11119, 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]. aparecía is at rank #9,931, tagged as averb, pronounced [apaɾeˈsia].
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 11119, this pair ranks #296,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aparece vs aparecía
Shared letters: acepr. Private to "aparece": -. Private to "aparecía": í.
"aparece" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "aparecía" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aparece ← aaprece · apaerce · aparcee · aparecce · apareec · aparese · aparrece · apparece
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aparece" for "aparecía" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aparece" vs "aparecía" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aparece" and "aparecía" 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 "aparecía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aparece" and "aparecía" 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 #296,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.