Which to use
“apartan” and “apartar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,421
- “apartan” frequency rank
- #19,916
- “apartar” frequency rank
- 69337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apartan | apartar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apartar o de apartarse. | Alejar de un lugar o idea, desviar, echar, a un lado. |
Where the eye mixes apartan and apartar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apartan and apartar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses apartan with apartar
A purely visual mix-up. apartan ([aˈpaɾt̪ãn]) and apartar ([apaɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “apartan” becomes r in “apartar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apartan is recorded at frequency rank #49,421, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpaɾt̪ãn]. apartar is at rank #19,916, tagged as averb, pronounced [apaɾˈt̪aɾ].
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 69337, this pair ranks #32,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apartan vs apartar
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "apartan": n. Private to "apartar": -.
"apartan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "apartar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apartan" and "apartar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "apartan" or "apartar"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apartan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apartar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apartan" and "apartar" 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 #32,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.