Which to use
“apelan” and “avalan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,808
- “apelan” frequency rank
- #33,436
- “avalan” frequency rank
- 76244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apelan | avalan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apelar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de avalar. |
Where the eye mixes apelan and avalan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. apelan and avalan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: apelan vs avalan
A purely visual mix-up. apelan ([aˈpelãn]) and avalan ([aˈβ̞alãn]) 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 76244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apelan is recorded at frequency rank #42,808, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpelãn]. avalan is at rank #33,436, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈβ̞alãn].
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 76244, this pair ranks #18,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apelan vs avalan
Shared letters: aln. Private to "apelan": ep. Private to "avalan": v.
"apelan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "avalan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apelan" for "avalan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "apelan" vs "avalan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "apelan" and "avalan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apelan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avalan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apelan" and "avalan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anhelan vs apelan". 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 #18,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.