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“aplicarán” and “aplicaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,857
“aplicarán” frequency rank
#23,662
“aplicaron” frequency rank
51519
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aplicarán aplicaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro 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 aplicarán and aplicaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aplicarán and aplicaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
aplicarán
9 ch
aplicaron

Look-alike desk: aplicarán vs aplicaron

A purely visual mix-up. aplicarán ([aplikaˈɾãn]) 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 differ by a single letter - á in “aplicarán” becomes o in “aplicaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aplicarán is recorded at frequency rank #27,857, classified as averb, pronounced [aplikaˈɾãn]. 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 51519, this pair ranks #97,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aplicarán vs aplicaron

Shared letters: acilnpr. Private to "aplicarán": á. Private to "aplicaron": o.

"aplicarán" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "aplicaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aplicaron ← alpicaron · apilcaron · aplciaron · apliacron · aplicaorn · aplicarno · aplicaronn · aplicarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aplicarán" and "aplicaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aplikaˈɾãn] versus [apliˈkaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aplicarán" or "aplicaron"?
"aplicaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,662 in our Spanish list, against #27,857 for "aplicarán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aplicarán" 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 #97,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aplicarán" 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 #97,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list