Which to use
“aplaudan” and “aplaudió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,808
- “aplaudan” frequency rank
- #37,957
- “aplaudió” frequency rank
- 86765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplaudan | aplaudió |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aplaudir. |
Where the eye mixes aplaudan and aplaudió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aplaudan (VCCVVCVC) and aplaudió (VCCVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses aplaudan with aplaudió
A purely visual mix-up. aplaudan ([aˈplawð̞ãn]) and aplaudió ([aplawˈð̞jo]) 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 86765, 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]. aplaudió is at rank #37,957, tagged as averb, pronounced [aplawˈð̞jo].
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 86765, this pair ranks #5,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aplaudan vs aplaudió
Shared letters: adlpu. Private to "aplaudan": n. Private to "aplaudió": ió.
"aplaudan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "aplaudió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aplaudan ← alpaudan · apaludan · apladuan · aplauadn · aplaudann · aplauddan · aplaudna · apllaudan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aplaudan" and "aplaudió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aplaudan" vs "aplaudió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aplaudan" and "aplaudió" 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 "aplaudió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplaudan" and "aplaudió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aplaudan vs aplaudo". 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 #5,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.