aparecevsaparezcoWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“aparece” and “aparezco” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,188
“aparece” frequency rank
#40,126
“aparezco” frequency rank
41314
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aparece aparezco
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 presente de indicativo de aparecer o de aparecerse.

Where the eye mixes aparece and aparezco

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aparece runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against aparezco's 8 (VCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
aparece
8 ch
aparezco

Visual trap between aparece and aparezco

A purely visual mix-up. aparece ([apaˈɾese]) and aparezco ([apaˈɾesko]) 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 41314, 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]. aparezco is at rank #40,126, tagged as averb, pronounced [apaˈɾesko].

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 41314, this pair ranks #154,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aparece vs aparezco

Shared letters: acepr. Private to "aparece": -. Private to "aparezco": oz.

"aparece" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "aparezco" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aparece ← aaprece · apaerce · aparcee · aparecce · apareec · aparese · aparrece · apparece
  • aparezco ← aaprezco · apaerzco · apareczo · aparezcco · aparezoc · aparezzco · aparrezco · aparzeco

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aparece" for "aparezco" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([apaˈɾese] versus [apaˈɾesko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aparece" vs "aparezco" - which ranks higher?
"aparece" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,188 in our Spanish list, against #40,126 for "aparezco". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "aparece" and "aparezco" 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 "aparezco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #154,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aparece" and "aparezco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aparejo vs aparezco". 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 #154,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list