aplazadovsaplazarWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
aplazado
7 ch
aplazar

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

  • aplazadoalpazado · apalzado · aplaazdo · aplazaddo · aplazaod · aplazdao · aplazzado · apllazado
  • aplazaralpazar · apalzar · aplaazr · aplazarr · aplazra · aplazzar · apllazar · aplzaar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aplazado" and "aplazar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aplaˈsað̞o] versus [aplaˈsaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aplazado" vs "aplazar" - which ranks higher?
"aplazar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,643 in our Spanish list, against #36,401 for "aplazado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list