apartevsapretéWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: aparte is a adverb, apreté is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“aparte” is an adverb and “apreté” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,837
“aparte” frequency rank
#49,426
“apreté” frequency rank
51263
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aparte apreté
Definition En otro lugar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apretar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aparte and apreté apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
aparte
6 ch
apreté

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aparte is [aˈpaɾt̪e] while apreté is [apɾeˈt̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aparte is recorded at frequency rank #1,837, classified as anadv, pronounced [aˈpaɾt̪e]. apreté is at rank #49,426, tagged as averb, pronounced [apɾeˈt̪e].

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 51263, this pair ranks #98,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aparte vs apreté

Shared letters: aeprt. Private to "aparte": -. Private to "apreté": é.

"aparte" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "apreté" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aparteaaprte · aparet · aparrte · apartte · apatre · apparte · aprate · paarte

Frequency comparison

aparte#1,837
apreté#49,426

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aparte" and "apreté" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aparte" is an adverb and "apreté" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aparte" or "apreté"?
"aparte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,837 in our Spanish list, against #49,426 for "apreté". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering aparte vs apreté

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “aparte”; for a verb, it's “apreté”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aparte” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list