Which to use
“apoyadas” and “aprobadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,137
- “apoyadas” frequency rank
- #12,092
- “aprobadas” frequency rank
- 37229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apoyadas | aprobadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de apoyado, participio de apoyar o de apoyarse. | Forma del femenino plural de aprobado, participio de aprobar. |
Where the eye mixes apoyadas and aprobadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apoyadas runs 8 letters (VCVVVCVC) against aprobadas's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: apoyadas vs aprobadas
A purely visual mix-up. apoyadas ([apoˈʝað̞as]) and aprobadas ([apɾoˈβ̞að̞as]) 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 37229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apoyadas is recorded at frequency rank #25,137, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apoˈʝað̞as]. aprobadas is at rank #12,092, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apɾoˈβ̞að̞as].
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 37229, this pair ranks #176,401 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apoyadas vs aprobadas
Shared letters: adops. Private to "apoyadas": y. Private to "aprobadas": br.
"apoyadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVVVCVC · "aprobadas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apoyadas" and "aprobadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "apoyadas" vs "aprobadas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "apoyadas" and "aprobadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apoyadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aprobadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,401 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apoyadas" and "aprobadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anotadas vs apoyadas". 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 #176,401 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.