apartadavsapuntadaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#33,935
“apartada” frequency rank
#45,126
“apuntada” frequency rank
79061
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apartada apuntada
Definition Forma del femenino de apartado. Forma del femenino de apuntado, participio de apuntar o de apuntarse.

Where the eye mixes apartada and apuntada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apartada and apuntada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
apartada
8 ch
apuntada

Why the eye confuses apartada with apuntada

A purely visual mix-up. apartada ([apaɾˈt̪að̞a]) and apuntada ([apũn̪ˈt̪að̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79061, 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]. apuntada is at rank #45,126, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apũn̪ˈt̪að̞a].

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 79061, this pair ranks #13,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of apartada vs apuntada

Shared letters: adpt. Private to "apartada": r. Private to "apuntada": nu.

"apartada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "apuntada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apartada ← aaprtada · aparatda · aparrtada · apartaad · apartadda · apartdaa · aparttada · apatrada
  • apuntada ← apnutada · appuntada · apunatda · apunntada · apuntaad · apuntadda · apuntdaa · apunttada

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "apartada" for "apuntada" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([apaɾˈt̪að̞a] versus [apũn̪ˈt̪að̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "apartada" or "apuntada"?
"apartada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,935 in our Spanish list, against #45,126 for "apuntada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "apartada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apuntada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apartada" and "apuntada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apuñala vs apuntada". 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 #13,539 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