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

#27,858
“apodera” frequency rank
#46,330
“apoderan” frequency rank
74188
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apodera apoderan
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apoderar o de apoderarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apoderar o de apoderarse.

Where the eye mixes apodera and apoderan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
apodera
8 ch
apoderan

Look-alike desk: apodera vs apoderan

A purely visual mix-up. apodera ([apoˈð̞eɾa]) and apoderan ([apoˈð̞eɾãn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “apodera” sits inside “apoderan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apodera is recorded at frequency rank #27,858, classified as averb, pronounced [apoˈð̞eɾa]. apoderan is at rank #46,330, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoˈð̞eɾãn].

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 74188, this pair ranks #21,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of apodera vs apoderan

Shared letters: adeopr. Private to "apodera": -. Private to "apoderan": n.

"apodera" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "apoderan" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apoderaaopdera · apdoera · apoddera · apodear · apoderra · apodrea · apoedra · appodera
  • apoderanaopderan · apdoeran · apodderan · apodearn · apoderann · apoderna · apoderran · apodrean

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apodera" and "apoderan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([apoˈð̞eɾa] versus [apoˈð̞eɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "apodera" vs "apoderan" - which ranks higher?
"apodera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,858 in our Spanish list, against #46,330 for "apoderan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "apodera" and "apoderan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "apodera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apoderan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apodera" and "apoderan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apoderan vs apoyarán". 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 #21,799 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