Which to use
“apoya” is a verb and “apoyada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,225
- “apoya” frequency rank
- #11,709
- “apoyada” frequency rank
- 14934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apoya | apoyada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apoyar o de apoyarse. | Forma del femenino de apoyado, participio de apoyar o de apoyarse. |
Where the eye mixes apoya and apoyada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: apoya vs apoyada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apoya is [aˈpoʝa] while apoyada is [apoˈʝað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “apoya” sits inside “apoyada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apoya is recorded at frequency rank #3,225, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpoʝa]. apoyada is at rank #11,709, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apoˈʝað̞a].
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 14934, this pair ranks #282,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apoya vs apoyada
Shared letters: aopy. Private to "apoya": -. Private to "apoyada": d.
"apoya" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV · "apoyada" · 7 letters · shape VCVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apoya" and "apoyada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apoya" or "apoyada" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "apoya" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apoyada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apoya" and "apoyada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alocada vs apoyada". 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 #282,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.