aplicadasvsaplicaráWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: aplicadas is a participle, aplicará is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“aplicadas” is a participle and “aplicará” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,185
“aplicadas” frequency rank
#17,339
“aplicará” frequency rank
30524
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aplicadas aplicará
Definition Forma del femenino plural de aplicado, participio de aplicar o de aplicarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de aplicar o de aplicarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aplicadas and aplicará apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
aplicadas
8 ch
aplicará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aplicadas is [apliˈkað̞as] while aplicará is [aplikaˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30524, 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]. aplicará is at rank #17,339, tagged as averb, pronounced [aplikaˈɾa].

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 30524, this pair ranks #211,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aplicadas vs aplicará

Shared letters: acilp. Private to "aplicadas": ds. Private to "aplicará": .

"aplicadas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "aplicará" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aplicadasalpicadas · apilcadas · aplciadas · apliacdas · aplicaads · aplicadass · aplicaddas · aplicadsa

Frequency comparison

aplicadas#13,185
aplicará#17,339

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aplicadas" and "aplicará" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aplicadas" is a participle and "aplicará" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aplicadas" or "aplicará"?
"aplicadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,185 in our Spanish list, against #17,339 for "aplicará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aplicadas vs aplicará

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “aplicadas”; for a verb, it's “aplicará”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aplicadas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list