Which to use
“aplaude” and “aplaudió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,899
- “aplaude” frequency rank
- #37,957
- “aplaudió” frequency rank
- 59856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplaude | aplaudió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 aplaude and aplaudió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aplaude runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against aplaudió's 8 (VCCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aplaude and aplaudió
A purely visual mix-up. aplaude ([aˈplawð̞e]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aplaude is recorded at frequency rank #21,899, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈplawð̞e]. 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 59856, this pair ranks #61,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aplaude vs aplaudió
Shared letters: adlpu. Private to "aplaude": e. Private to "aplaudió": ió.
"aplaude" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "aplaudió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aplaude ← alpaude · apalude · apladue · aplaudde · aplaued · apllaude · apluade · applaude
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aplaude" for "aplaudió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aplaude" vs "aplaudió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aplaude" 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 #61,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplaude" and "aplaudió" 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 #61,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.