Which to use
“aplicados” is a participle and “aplicaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,262
- “aplicados” frequency rank
- #23,662
- “aplicaron” frequency rank
- 43924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplicados | aplicaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de aplicado, participio de aplicar o de aplicarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aplicar o de aplicarse. |
Where the eye mixes aplicados and aplicaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aplicados and aplicaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses aplicados with aplicaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aplicados is [apliˈkað̞os] while aplicaron is [apliˈkaɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 43924, 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]. aplicaron is at rank #23,662, tagged as averb, pronounced [apliˈkaɾõn].
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 43924, this pair ranks #139,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aplicados vs aplicaron
Shared letters: acilop. Private to "aplicados": ds. Private to "aplicaron": nr.
"aplicados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "aplicaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aplicados" for "aplicaron" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aplicados" or "aplicaron"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aplicados" and "aplicaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aplicados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplicaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplicados" and "aplicaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ampliaron vs aplicaron". 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 #139,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.