Which to use
“aplicados” is a participle and “aplicando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,262
- “aplicados” frequency rank
- #9,403
- “aplicando” frequency rank
- 29665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplicados | aplicando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de aplicado, participio de aplicar o de aplicarse. | Gerundio de aplicar. |
Where the eye mixes aplicados and aplicando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aplicados (VCCVCVCVC) and aplicando (VCCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses aplicados with aplicando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aplicados is [apliˈkað̞os] while aplicando is [apliˈkãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aplicados is recorded at frequency rank #20,262, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apliˈkað̞os]. aplicando is at rank #9,403, tagged as averb, pronounced [apliˈkãn̪d̪o].
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 29665, this pair ranks #215,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aplicados vs aplicando
Shared letters: acdilop. Private to "aplicados": s. Private to "aplicando": n.
"aplicados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "aplicando" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aplicados" and "aplicando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aplicados" or "aplicando" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aplicados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplicando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplicados" and "aplicando" 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 #215,853 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.