apartevsapurateWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#1,837
“aparte” frequency rank
#41,194
“apurate” frequency rank
43031
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aparte apurate
Definition En otro lugar. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de apurarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aparte and apurate apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
aparte
7 ch
apurate

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aparte is [aˈpaɾt̪e] while apurate is [apuˈɾat̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43031, 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]. apurate is at rank #41,194, tagged as averb, pronounced [apuˈɾat̪e].

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 43031, this pair ranks #144,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aparte vs apurate

Shared letters: aeprt. Private to "aparte": -. Private to "apurate": u.

"aparte" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "apurate" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aparteaaprte · aparet · aparrte · apartte · apatre · apparte · aprate · paarte
  • apurateappurate · apruate · apuarte · apuraet · apuratte · apurrate · apurtae · auprate

Frequency comparison

aparte#1,837
apurate#41,194

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aparte" and "apurate" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aparte" is an adverb and "apurate" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aparte" or "apurate"?
"aparte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,837 in our Spanish list, against #41,194 for "apurate". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering aparte vs apurate

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 “apurate”.
  • 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