Which to use
“aplaudan” and “aplaudir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,808
- “aplaudan” frequency rank
- #17,038
- “aplaudir” frequency rank
- 65846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplaudan | aplaudir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aplaudir. | Dar palmadas en señal de aprobación o entusiasmo. |
Where the eye mixes aplaudan and aplaudir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aplaudan and aplaudir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aplaudan vs aplaudir
A purely visual mix-up. aplaudan ([aˈplawð̞ãn]) and aplaudir ([aplawˈð̞iɾ]) 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 65846, 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]. aplaudir is at rank #17,038, tagged as averb, pronounced [aplawˈð̞iɾ].
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 65846, this pair ranks #41,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aplaudan vs aplaudir
Shared letters: adlpu. Private to "aplaudan": n. Private to "aplaudir": ir.
"aplaudan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "aplaudir" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aplaudan" and "aplaudir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aplaudan" vs "aplaudir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aplaudan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplaudir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplaudan" and "aplaudir" 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 #41,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.