Which to use
“aparecido” is a noun and “apareció” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,485
- “aparecido” frequency rank
- #2,487
- “apareció” frequency rank
- 8972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aparecido | apareció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Entidad no física, especialmente un individuo muerto o un espíritu, que resulta visible o se manifiesta. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aparecer. |
Where the eye mixes aparecido and apareció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aparecido runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCV) against apareció's 8 (VCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aparecido with apareció
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aparecido is [apaɾeˈsið̞o] while apareció is [apaɾeˈsjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aparecido is recorded at frequency rank #6,485, classified as anoun, pronounced [apaɾeˈsið̞o]. apareció is at rank #2,487, tagged as averb, pronounced [apaɾeˈsjo].
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 8972, this pair ranks #303,347 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aparecido vs apareció
Shared letters: aceipr. Private to "aparecido": do. Private to "apareció": ó.
"aparecido" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "apareció" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aparecido ← aaprecido · apaercido · aparceido · apareccido · aparecdio · apareciddo · apareciod · apareicdo
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "aparecido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apareció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,347 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aparecido" and "apareció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acaecido vs aparecido". 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 #303,347 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.