aplastadovsaplazadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“aplastado” and “aplazado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,095
“aplastado” frequency rank
#36,401
“aplazado” frequency rank
63496
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aplastado aplazado
Definition Participio de aplastar. Participio de aplazar.

Where the eye mixes aplastado and aplazado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aplastado runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against aplazado's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
aplastado
8 ch
aplazado

Visual trap between aplastado and aplazado

A purely visual mix-up. aplastado ([aplasˈt̪að̞o]) and aplazado ([aplaˈsað̞o]) 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 63496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aplastado is recorded at frequency rank #27,095, classified as averb, pronounced [aplasˈt̪að̞o]. aplazado is at rank #36,401, tagged as averb, pronounced [aplaˈsað̞o].

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 63496, this pair ranks #48,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aplastado vs aplazado

Shared letters: adlop. Private to "aplastado": st. Private to "aplazado": z.

"aplastado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "aplazado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aplastadoalpastado · apalstado · aplasatdo · aplasstado · aplastaddo · aplastaod · aplastdao · aplasttado
  • aplazadoalpazado · apalzado · aplaazdo · aplazaddo · aplazaod · aplazdao · aplazzado · apllazado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aplastado" and "aplazado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aplasˈt̪að̞o] versus [aplaˈsað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aplastado" vs "aplazado" - which ranks higher?
"aplastado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,095 in our Spanish list, against #36,401 for "aplazado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "aplastado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aplazado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #48,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aplastado" and "aplazado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aplastado 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 #48,550 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list