aparezcavsaparezcoWhat's the difference?

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

#7,953
“aparezca” frequency rank
#40,126
“aparezco” frequency rank
48079
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aparezca aparezco
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de aparecer o de aparecerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aparecer o de aparecerse.

Where the eye mixes aparezca and aparezco

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
aparezca
8 ch
aparezco

Look-alike desk: aparezca vs aparezco

A purely visual mix-up. aparezca ([apaˈɾeska]) 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 a single letter - a in “aparezca” becomes o in “aparezco”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aparezca is recorded at frequency rank #7,953, classified as averb, pronounced [apaˈɾeska]. 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 48079, this pair ranks #116,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aparezca vs aparezco

Shared letters: aceprz. Private to "aparezca": -. Private to "aparezco": o.

"aparezca" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV  ·  "aparezco" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aparezcaaaprezca · apaerzca · aparecza · aparezac · aparezcca · aparezzca · aparrezca · aparzeca
  • aparezcoaaprezco · apaerzco · apareczo · aparezcco · aparezoc · aparezzco · aparrezco · aparzeco

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aparezca" and "aparezco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([apaˈɾeska] versus [apaˈɾesko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aparezca" or "aparezco"?
"aparezca" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,953 in our Spanish list, against #40,126 for "aparezco". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "aparezca" 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 #116,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aparezca" 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 #116,452 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