Which to use
“aplicadas” and “aplicados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,185
- “aplicadas” frequency rank
- #20,262
- “aplicados” frequency rank
- 33447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplicadas | aplicados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de aplicado, participio de aplicar o de aplicarse. | Forma del plural de aplicado, participio de aplicar o de aplicarse. |
Where the eye mixes aplicadas and aplicados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aplicadas and aplicados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aplicadas vs aplicados
A purely visual mix-up. aplicadas ([apliˈkað̞as]) and aplicados ([apliˈkað̞os]) 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 - a in “aplicadas” becomes o in “aplicados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aplicadas is recorded at frequency rank #13,185, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apliˈkað̞as]. aplicados is at rank #20,262, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apliˈkað̞os].
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 33447, this pair ranks #196,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aplicadas vs aplicados
Shared letters: acdilps. Private to "aplicadas": -. Private to "aplicados": o.
"aplicadas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "aplicados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aplicadas" for "aplicados" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aplicadas" or "aplicados" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aplicadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplicados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplicadas" and "aplicados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aplicados vs aplicamos". 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 #196,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.