Which to use
“apartada” and “aplastada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,935
- “apartada” frequency rank
- #36,921
- “aplastada” frequency rank
- 70856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apartada | aplastada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de apartado. | Forma del femenino de aplastado, participio de aplastar. |
Where the eye mixes apartada and aplastada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apartada runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against aplastada's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses apartada with aplastada
A purely visual mix-up. apartada ([apaɾˈt̪að̞a]) and aplastada ([aplasˈt̪að̞a]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70856, 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]. aplastada is at rank #36,921, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aplasˈt̪að̞a].
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 70856, this pair ranks #28,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apartada vs aplastada
Shared letters: adpt. Private to "apartada": r. Private to "aplastada": ls.
"apartada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "aplastada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apartada" and "aplastada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "apartada" vs "aplastada" - which ranks higher?
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 "apartada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplastada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apartada" and "aplastada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aplastada vs aplastando". 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 #28,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.