apoyadasvsaprobadasWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
apoyadas
9 ch
aprobadas

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

  • apoyadas ← aopyadas · apoaydas · apoyaads · apoyadass · apoyaddas · apoyadsa · apoydaas · apoyyadas
  • aprobadas ← aporbadas · approbadas · aprboadas · aproabdas · aprobaads · aprobadass · aprobaddas · aprobadsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "apoyadas" and "aprobadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([apoˈʝað̞as] versus [apɾoˈβ̞að̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "apoyadas" vs "aprobadas" - which ranks higher?
"aprobadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,092 in our Spanish list, against #25,137 for "apoyadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list