Which to use
“aplaudan” and “aplauden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,808
- “aplaudan” frequency rank
- #23,302
- “aplauden” frequency rank
- 72110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplaudan | aplauden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aplaudir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aplaudir. |
Where the eye mixes aplaudan and aplauden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aplaudan and aplauden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aplaudan and aplauden
A purely visual mix-up. aplaudan ([aˈplawð̞ãn]) and aplauden ([aˈplawð̞ẽn]) 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 - a in “aplaudan” becomes e in “aplauden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72110, 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]. aplauden is at rank #23,302, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈplawð̞ẽn].
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 72110, this pair ranks #26,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aplaudan vs aplauden
Shared letters: adlnpu. Private to "aplaudan": -. Private to "aplauden": e.
"aplaudan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "aplauden" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aplaudan" and "aplauden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aplaudan" or "aplauden"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aplaudan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplauden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplaudan" and "aplauden" 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 #26,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.