Which to use
“apartando” and “apostando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,804
- “apartando” frequency rank
- #19,028
- “apostando” frequency rank
- 67832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apartando | apostando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de apartar. | Gerundio de apostar. |
Where the eye mixes apartando and apostando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apartando and apostando follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: apartando vs apostando
A purely visual mix-up. apartando ([apaɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) and apostando ([aposˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 67832, 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]. apostando is at rank #19,028, tagged as averb, pronounced [aposˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 67832, this pair ranks #36,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apartando vs apostando
Shared letters: adnopt. Private to "apartando": r. Private to "apostando": s.
"apartando" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV · "apostando" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apartando" and "apostando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apartando" or "apostando" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apartando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apostando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apartando" and "apostando" 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 #36,109 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.