aplaudidovsaplaudoTell them apart

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“aplaudido” and “aplaudo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,937
“aplaudido” frequency rank
#26,703
“aplaudo” frequency rank
60640
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aplaudido aplaudo
Definition Participio de aplaudir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aplaudir.

Where the eye mixes aplaudido and aplaudo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aplaudido runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVCV) against aplaudo's 7 (VCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
aplaudido
7 ch
aplaudo

Look-alike desk: aplaudido vs aplaudo

A purely visual mix-up. aplaudido ([aplawˈð̞ið̞o]) and aplaudo ([aˈplawð̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60640, 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]. aplaudo is at rank #26,703, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈplawð̞o].

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 60640, this pair ranks #58,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aplaudido vs aplaudo

Shared letters: adlopu. Private to "aplaudido": i. Private to "aplaudo": -.

"aplaudido" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCV  ·  "aplaudo" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aplaudido ← alpaudido · apaludido · apladuido · aplauddido · aplauddio · aplaudiddo · aplaudiod · aplauiddo
  • aplaudo ← alpaudo · apaludo · apladuo · aplauddo · aplauod · apllaudo · apluado · applaudo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aplaudido" and "aplaudo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aplawˈð̞ið̞o] versus [aˈplawð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aplaudido" or "aplaudo"?
"aplaudo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,703 in our Spanish list, against #33,937 for "aplaudido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aplaudido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aplaudo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #58,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aplaudido" and "aplaudo" 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 #58,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list