Which to use
“aplaudió” and “aplaudir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,957
- “aplaudió” frequency rank
- #17,038
- “aplaudir” frequency rank
- 54995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplaudió | aplaudir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aplaudir. | Dar palmadas en señal de aprobación o entusiasmo. |
Where the eye mixes aplaudió and aplaudir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aplaudió (VCCVVCVV) and aplaudir (VCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: aplaudió vs aplaudir
A purely visual mix-up. aplaudió ([aplawˈð̞jo]) 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 differ by a single letter - ó in “aplaudió” becomes r in “aplaudir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aplaudió is recorded at frequency rank #37,957, classified as averb, pronounced [aplawˈð̞jo]. 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 54995, this pair ranks #80,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aplaudió vs aplaudir
Shared letters: adilpu. Private to "aplaudió": ó. Private to "aplaudir": r.
"aplaudió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVV · "aplaudir" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aplaudir ← alpaudir · apaludir · apladuir · aplauddir · aplaudirr · aplaudri · aplauidr · apllaudir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aplaudió" and "aplaudir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aplaudió" vs "aplaudir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aplaudió" 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 #80,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplaudió" 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 #80,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.