Which to use
“apoyaban” and “apoyará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,889
- “apoyaban” frequency rank
- #23,665
- “apoyará” frequency rank
- 44554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apoyaban | apoyará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de apoyar o de apoyarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de apoyar o de apoyarse. |
Where the eye mixes apoyaban and apoyará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses apoyaban with apoyará
A purely visual mix-up. apoyaban ([apoˈʝaβ̞ãn]) and apoyará ([apoʝaˈɾa]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apoyaban is recorded at frequency rank #20,889, classified as averb, pronounced [apoˈʝaβ̞ãn]. apoyará is at rank #23,665, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoʝaˈɾa].
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 44554, this pair ranks #136,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apoyaban vs apoyará
Shared letters: aopy. Private to "apoyaban": bn. Private to "apoyará": rá.
"apoyaban" · 8 letters · shape VCVVVCVC · "apoyará" · 7 letters · shape VCVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- apoyaban ← aopyaban · apoayban · apoyaabn · apoyabann · apoyabban · apoyabna · apoyavan · apoybaan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apoyaban" and "apoyará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apoyaban" or "apoyará" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apoyaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apoyará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apoyaban" and "apoyará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apodada vs apoyará". 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 #136,409 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.