Which to use
“apartado” is an adjective and “apartan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,855
- “apartado” frequency rank
- #49,421
- “apartan” frequency rank
- 54276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apartado | apartan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Distante, lejano, retirado. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apartar o de apartarse. |
Where the eye mixes apartado and apartan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses apartado with apartan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apartado is [apaɾˈt̪að̞o] while apartan is [aˈpaɾt̪ãn]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apartado is recorded at frequency rank #4,855, classified as anadj, pronounced [apaɾˈt̪að̞o]. apartan is at rank #49,421, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpaɾt̪ãn].
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 54276, this pair ranks #84,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apartado vs apartan
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "apartado": do. Private to "apartan": n.
"apartado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "apartan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apartado" and "apartan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "apartado" or "apartan"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apartado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apartan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apartado" and "apartan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apartan vs apartando". 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 #84,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.