Which to use
“aplacar” and “aplican” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,347
- “aplacar” frequency rank
- #8,081
- “aplican” frequency rank
- 43428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplacar | aplican |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Calmar o apaciguar el ánimo violento o excitado de una persona o grupo. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aplicar o de aplicarse. |
Where the eye mixes aplacar and aplican
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aplacar and aplican follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aplacar and aplican
A purely visual mix-up. aplacar ([aplaˈkaɾ]) and aplican ([aˈplikãn]) 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 43428, 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]. aplican is at rank #8,081, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈplikãn].
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 43428, this pair ranks #142,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aplacar vs aplican
Shared letters: aclp. Private to "aplacar": r. Private to "aplican": in.
"aplacar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "aplican" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aplacar" and "aplican" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aplacar" or "aplican"?
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 "aplican" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplacar" and "aplican" 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 #142,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.