Which to use
“aplastada” and “aplastados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,921
- “aplastada” frequency rank
- #40,127
- “aplastados” frequency rank
- 77048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplastada | aplastados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de aplastado, participio de aplastar. | Forma del plural de aplastado, participio de aplastar. |
Where the eye mixes aplastada and aplastados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aplastada runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against aplastados's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aplastada and aplastados
A purely visual mix-up. aplastada ([aplasˈt̪að̞a]) and aplastados ([aplasˈt̪að̞os]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aplastada is recorded at frequency rank #36,921, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aplasˈt̪að̞a]. aplastados is at rank #40,127, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aplasˈt̪að̞os].
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 77048, this pair ranks #16,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aplastada vs aplastados
Shared letters: adlpst. Private to "aplastada": -. Private to "aplastados": o.
"aplastada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "aplastados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aplastada ← alpastada · apalstada · aplasatda · aplasstada · aplastaad · aplastadda · aplastdaa · aplasttada
- aplastados ← alpastados · apalstados · aplasatdos · aplasstados · aplastaddos · aplastadoss · aplastadso · aplastaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aplastada" and "aplastados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aplastada" or "aplastados" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aplastada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplastados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplastada" and "aplastados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aplastados vs aplastando". 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 #16,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.