Which to use
“apoyaban” and “apoyaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,889
- “apoyaban” frequency rank
- #12,760
- “apoyaron” frequency rank
- 33649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apoyaban | apoyaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de apoyar o de apoyarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apoyar o de apoyarse. |
Where the eye mixes apoyaban and apoyaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apoyaban and apoyaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses apoyaban with apoyaron
A purely visual mix-up. apoyaban ([apoˈʝaβ̞ãn]) and apoyaron ([apoˈʝaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33649, 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]. apoyaron is at rank #12,760, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoˈʝaɾõn].
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 33649, this pair ranks #195,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apoyaban vs apoyaron
Shared letters: anopy. Private to "apoyaban": b. Private to "apoyaron": r.
"apoyaban" · 8 letters · shape VCVVVCVC · "apoyaron" · 8 letters · shape VCVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "apoyaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apoyaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apoyaban" and "apoyaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adoraban vs apoyaban". 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 #195,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.