Which to use
“aplicada” and “aplicadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,753
- “aplicada” frequency rank
- #13,185
- “aplicadas” frequency rank
- 21938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplicada | aplicadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de aplicado, participio de aplicar o de aplicarse. | Forma del femenino plural de aplicado, participio de aplicar o de aplicarse. |
Where the eye mixes aplicada and aplicadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aplicada runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against aplicadas's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aplicada vs aplicadas
A purely visual mix-up. aplicada ([apliˈkað̞a]) and aplicadas ([apliˈkað̞as]) 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) - “aplicada” sits inside “aplicadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aplicada is recorded at frequency rank #8,753, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apliˈkað̞a]. aplicadas is at rank #13,185, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apliˈkað̞as].
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 21938, this pair ranks #252,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aplicada vs aplicadas
Shared letters: acdilp. Private to "aplicada": -. Private to "aplicadas": s.
"aplicada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "aplicadas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aplicada" and "aplicadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aplicada" vs "aplicadas" - 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 "aplicada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplicadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplicada" and "aplicadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alocada vs aplicada". 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 #252,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.