apodadavsapoyadoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: apodada is a participle, apoyado is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“apodada” is a participle and “apoyado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,329
“apodada” frequency rank
#6,032
“apoyado” frequency rank
52361
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apodada apoyado
Definition Forma del femenino de apodado, participio de apodar. Participio de apoyar o de apoyarse.

Where the eye mixes apodada and apoyado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
apodada
7 ch
apoyado

Look-alike desk: apodada vs apoyado

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apodada is [apoˈð̞að̞a] while apoyado is [apoˈʝað̞o]. 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 52361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apodada is recorded at frequency rank #46,329, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apoˈð̞að̞a]. apoyado is at rank #6,032, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoˈʝað̞o].

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 52361, this pair ranks #93,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of apodada vs apoyado

Shared letters: adop. Private to "apodada": -. Private to "apoyado": y.

"apodada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "apoyado" · 7 letters · shape VCVVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apodadaaopdada · apdoada · apoadda · apodaad · apodadda · apoddaa · apoddada · appodada
  • apoyadoaopyado · apoaydo · apoyaddo · apoyaod · apoydao · apoyyado · appoyado · apyoado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apodada" and "apoyado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "apodada" is a participle and "apoyado" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "apodada" vs "apoyado" - which ranks higher?
"apoyado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,032 in our Spanish list, against #46,329 for "apodada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "apodada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apoyado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #93,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apodada" and "apoyado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alocada vs apodada". 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 #93,082 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