Which to use
“apartando” and “aplastando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,804
- “apartando” frequency rank
- #48,807
- “aplastando” frequency rank
- 97611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apartando | aplastando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de apartar. | Gerundio de aplastar. |
Where the eye mixes apartando and aplastando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. apartando runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCCV) against aplastando's 10 (VCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between apartando and aplastando
A purely visual mix-up. apartando ([apaɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) and aplastando ([aplasˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 97611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apartando is recorded at frequency rank #48,804, classified as averb, pronounced [apaɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]. aplastando is at rank #48,807, tagged as averb, pronounced [aplasˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 97611, this pair ranks #149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apartando vs aplastando
Shared letters: adnopt. Private to "apartando": r. Private to "aplastando": ls.
"apartando" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV · "aplastando" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- apartando ← aaprtando · aparatndo · aparrtando · apartadno · apartanddo · apartanndo · apartanod · apartnado
- aplastando ← alpastando · apalstando · aplasatndo · aplasstando · aplastadno · aplastanddo · aplastanndo · aplastanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apartando" for "aplastando" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "apartando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplastando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apartando" and "aplastando" 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 #149 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.