Which to use
“aplauso” and “aplausos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,263
- “aplauso” frequency rank
- #8,216
- “aplausos” frequency rank
- 18479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplauso | aplausos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de aplaudir. | Forma del plural de aplauso. |
Where the eye mixes aplauso and aplausos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aplauso vs aplausos
A purely visual mix-up. aplauso ([aˈplawso]) and aplausos ([aˈplawsos]) 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 extra letter(s) - “aplauso” sits inside “aplausos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aplauso is recorded at frequency rank #10,263, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈplawso]. aplausos is at rank #8,216, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈplawsos].
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 18479, this pair ranks #267,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aplauso vs aplausos
Shared letters: alopsu. Private to "aplauso": -. Private to "aplausos": -.
"aplauso" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "aplausos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aplauso" and "aplausos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aplauso" or "aplausos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aplauso" and "aplausos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aplauso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplausos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplauso" and "aplausos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aplaudió vs aplauso". 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 #267,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.