Which to use
“aparecía” and “aparezca” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,931
- “aparecía” frequency rank
- #7,953
- “aparezca” frequency rank
- 17884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aparecía | aparezca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de aparecer o de aparecerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de aparecer o de aparecerse. |
Where the eye mixes aparecía and aparezca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aparecía (VCVCVCVV) and aparezca (VCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between aparecía and aparezca
A purely visual mix-up. aparecía ([apaɾeˈsia]) and aparezca ([apaˈɾeska]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aparecía is recorded at frequency rank #9,931, classified as averb, pronounced [apaɾeˈsia]. aparezca is at rank #7,953, tagged as averb, pronounced [apaˈɾeska].
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 17884, this pair ranks #270,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aparecía vs aparezca
Shared letters: acepr. Private to "aparecía": í. Private to "aparezca": z.
"aparecía" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV · "aparezca" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aparezca ← aaprezca · apaerzca · aparecza · aparezac · aparezcca · aparezzca · aparrezca · aparzeca
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aparecía" for "aparezca" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aparecía" or "aparezca" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aparecía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aparezca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aparecía" and "aparezca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amanezca vs aparezca". 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 #270,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.