Which to use
“aplazado” and “aplazar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,401
- “aplazado” frequency rank
- #31,643
- “aplazar” frequency rank
- 68044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplazado | aplazar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de aplazar. | Diferir una acción, con idea de realizarla más adelante. |
Where the eye mixes aplazado and aplazar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aplazado with aplazar
A purely visual mix-up. aplazado ([aplaˈsað̞o]) and aplazar ([aplaˈsaɾ]) 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 68044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aplazado is recorded at frequency rank #36,401, classified as averb, pronounced [aplaˈsað̞o]. aplazar is at rank #31,643, tagged as averb, pronounced [aplaˈsaɾ].
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 68044, this pair ranks #35,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aplazado vs aplazar
Shared letters: alpz. Private to "aplazado": do. Private to "aplazar": r.
"aplazado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "aplazar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aplazado" and "aplazar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aplazado" vs "aplazar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aplazado" and "aplazar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aplazado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplazar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplazado" and "aplazar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aplacar vs aplazar". 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 #35,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.