Which to use
“aparte” is an adverb and “apunte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,837
- “aparte” frequency rank
- #18,746
- “apunte” frequency rank
- 20583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aparte | apunte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En otro lugar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de apuntar o de apuntarse. |
Where the eye mixes aparte and apunte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aparte vs apunte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aparte is [aˈpaɾt̪e] while apunte is [aˈpũn̪t̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 20583, 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]. apunte is at rank #18,746, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpũn̪t̪e].
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 20583, this pair ranks #258,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aparte vs apunte
Shared letters: aept. Private to "aparte": r. Private to "apunte": nu.
"aparte" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "apunte" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aparte" and "apunte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aparte" or "apunte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aparte" and "apunte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aparte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apunte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aparte" and "apunte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apreté vs apunte". 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 #258,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.