Which to use
“apesta” and “apuestan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,625
- “apesta” frequency rank
- #27,860
- “apuestan” frequency rank
- 47485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apesta | apuestan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apestar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apostar o de apostarse. |
Where the eye mixes apesta and apuestan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: apesta vs apuestan
A purely visual mix-up. apesta ([aˈpest̪a]) and apuestan ([aˈpwest̪ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apesta is recorded at frequency rank #19,625, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpest̪a]. apuestan is at rank #27,860, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpwest̪ãn].
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 47485, this pair ranks #119,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apesta vs apuestan
Shared letters: aepst. Private to "apesta": -. Private to "apuestan": nu.
"apesta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "apuestan" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apesta" and "apuestan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "apesta" vs "apuestan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "apesta" and "apuestan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apesta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apuestan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apesta" and "apuestan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acuestan vs apuestan". 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 #119,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.