Which to use
“aplican” and “aplicando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,081
- “aplican” frequency rank
- #9,403
- “aplicando” frequency rank
- 17484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplican | aplicando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aplicar o de aplicarse. | Gerundio de aplicar. |
Where the eye mixes aplican and aplicando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aplican vs aplicando
A purely visual mix-up. aplican ([aˈplikãn]) and aplicando ([apliˈkãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “aplican” sits inside “aplicando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aplican is recorded at frequency rank #8,081, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈplikãn]. 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 17484, this pair ranks #271,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aplican vs aplicando
Shared letters: acilnp. Private to "aplican": -. Private to "aplicando": do.
"aplican" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "aplicando" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aplican" and "aplicando" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aplican" vs "aplicando" - 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 "aplican" 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 #271,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplican" and "aplicando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apical vs aplican". 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 #271,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.