Which to use
“aplaudido” and “aplaudió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,937
- “aplaudido” frequency rank
- #37,957
- “aplaudió” frequency rank
- 71894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplaudido | aplaudió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio 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 aplaudido and aplaudió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aplaudido runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVCV) against aplaudió's 8 (VCCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aplaudido and aplaudió
A purely visual mix-up. aplaudido ([aplawˈð̞ið̞o]) 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 71894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aplaudido is recorded at frequency rank #33,937, classified as averb, pronounced [aplawˈð̞ið̞o]. 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 71894, this pair ranks #26,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aplaudido vs aplaudió
Shared letters: adilpu. Private to "aplaudido": o. Private to "aplaudió": ó.
"aplaudido" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCV · "aplaudió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aplaudido ← alpaudido · apaludido · apladuido · aplauddido · aplauddio · aplaudiddo · aplaudiod · aplauiddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aplaudido" and "aplaudió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aplaudido" or "aplaudió" show up more?
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 "aplaudido" 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 #26,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplaudido" 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 #26,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.