Which to use
“aplicamos” and “aplicaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,076
- “aplicamos” frequency rank
- #23,662
- “aplicaron” frequency rank
- 55738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplicamos | aplicaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo 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 aplicamos and aplicaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aplicamos 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 aplicamos with aplicaron
A purely visual mix-up. aplicamos ([apliˈkamos]) and aplicaron ([apliˈkaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aplicamos is recorded at frequency rank #32,076, classified as averb, pronounced [apliˈkamos]. 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 55738, this pair ranks #77,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aplicamos vs aplicaron
Shared letters: acilop. Private to "aplicamos": ms. Private to "aplicaron": nr.
"aplicamos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "aplicaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aplicamos" for "aplicaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aplicamos" vs "aplicaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aplicamos" 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 #77,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplicamos" and "aplicaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ampliamos 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 #77,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.