Which to use
“aplacar” and “aplazar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,347
- “aplacar” frequency rank
- #31,643
- “aplazar” frequency rank
- 66990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplacar | aplazar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Calmar o apaciguar el ánimo violento o excitado de una persona o grupo. | Diferir una acción, con idea de realizarla más adelante. |
Where the eye mixes aplacar and aplazar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aplacar and aplazar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses aplacar with aplazar
A purely visual mix-up. aplacar ([aplaˈkaɾ]) and aplazar ([aplaˈsaɾ]) 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 a single letter - c in “aplacar” becomes z in “aplazar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aplacar is recorded at frequency rank #35,347, classified as averb, pronounced [aplaˈkaɾ]. aplazar is at rank #31,643, tagged as averb, pronounced [aplaˈsaɾ].
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 66990, this pair ranks #38,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aplacar vs aplazar
Shared letters: alpr. Private to "aplacar": c. Private to "aplazar": z.
"aplacar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "aplazar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aplacar" and "aplazar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aplacar" or "aplazar" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aplacar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplazar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplacar" and "aplazar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aplacar vs atracar". 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 #38,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.