Which to use
“apartados” and “apurados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,277
- “apartados” frequency rank
- #48,811
- “apurados” frequency rank
- 64088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apartados | apurados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de apartado. | Forma del plural de apurado, participio de apurar o de apurarse. |
Where the eye mixes apartados and apurados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apartados runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against apurados's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses apartados with apurados
A purely visual mix-up. apartados ([apaɾˈt̪að̞os]) and apurados ([apuˈɾað̞os]) 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 64088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apartados is recorded at frequency rank #15,277, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apaɾˈt̪að̞os]. apurados is at rank #48,811, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apuˈɾað̞os].
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 64088, this pair ranks #46,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apartados vs apurados
Shared letters: adoprs. Private to "apartados": t. Private to "apurados": u.
"apartados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "apurados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apartados" for "apurados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "apartados" vs "apurados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "apartados" and "apurados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apartados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apurados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apartados" and "apurados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abusados vs apurados". 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 #46,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.