Which to use
“aplaudan” and “aplaude” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,808
- “aplaudan” frequency rank
- #21,899
- “aplaude” frequency rank
- 70707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplaudan | aplaude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aplaudir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aplaudir. |
Where the eye mixes aplaudan and aplaude
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aplaudan runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against aplaude's 7 (VCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aplaudan and aplaude
A purely visual mix-up. aplaudan ([aˈplawð̞ãn]) and aplaude ([aˈplawð̞e]) 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 70707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aplaudan is recorded at frequency rank #48,808, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈplawð̞ãn]. aplaude is at rank #21,899, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈplawð̞e].
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 70707, this pair ranks #29,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aplaudan vs aplaude
Shared letters: adlpu. Private to "aplaudan": n. Private to "aplaude": e.
"aplaudan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "aplaude" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aplaudan" and "aplaude" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aplaudan" vs "aplaude" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aplaudan" and "aplaude" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aplaudan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplaude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplaudan" and "aplaude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aplaudan vs aplaudió". 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 #29,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.