Which to use
“apartada” is a participle and “apartar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,935
- “apartada” frequency rank
- #19,916
- “apartar” frequency rank
- 53851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apartada | apartar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de apartado. | Alejar de un lugar o idea, desviar, echar, a un lado. |
Where the eye mixes apartada and apartar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apartada runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against apartar's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses apartada with apartar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apartada is [apaɾˈt̪að̞a] while apartar is [apaɾˈt̪aɾ]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apartada is recorded at frequency rank #33,935, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apaɾˈt̪að̞a]. apartar is at rank #19,916, tagged as averb, pronounced [apaɾˈt̪aɾ].
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 53851, this pair ranks #85,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apartada vs apartar
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "apartada": d. Private to "apartar": -.
"apartada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "apartar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apartada" for "apartar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "apartada" vs "apartar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "apartada" and "apartar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apartada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apartar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apartada" and "apartar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apartada vs apartan". 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 #85,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.