apartadavsapartarWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: apartada is a participle, apartar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set apartada and apartar apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
apartada
7 ch
apartar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • apartadaaaprtada · aparatda · aparrtada · apartaad · apartadda · apartdaa · aparttada · apatrada
  • apartaraaprtar · aparatr · aparrtar · apartarr · apartra · aparttar · apatrar · appartar

Frequency comparison

apartada#33,935
apartar#19,916

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apartada" and "apartar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "apartada" is a participle and "apartar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "apartada" or "apartar"?
"apartar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,916 in our Spanish list, against #33,935 for "apartada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering apartada vs apartar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “apartada”; for a verb, it's “apartar”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “apartada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list