Which to use
“apartado” and “apostado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,855
- “apartado” frequency rank
- #25,136
- “apostado” frequency rank
- 29991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apartado | apostado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Distante, lejano, retirado. | Bien vestido, aseado. |
Where the eye mixes apartado and apostado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between apartado and apostado
A purely visual mix-up. apartado ([apaɾˈt̪að̞o]) and apostado ([aposˈt̪að̞o]) 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 29991, 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]. apostado is at rank #25,136, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aposˈt̪að̞o].
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 29991, this pair ranks #214,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apartado vs apostado
Shared letters: adopt. Private to "apartado": r. Private to "apostado": s.
"apartado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "apostado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apartado" and "apostado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "apartado" vs "apostado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "apartado" and "apostado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apartado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apostado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apartado" and "apostado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abortado vs apostado". 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 #214,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.