# apelar vs apurar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### apelar
*verb · IPA [apeˈlaɾ] · frequency rank #14,509*
Protestar una decisión ante un tercero.

### apurar
*verb · IPA [apuˈɾaɾ] · frequency rank #32,965*
Purificar o limpiar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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