Which to use
“apoyados” and “aprobados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,281
- “apoyados” frequency rank
- #11,902
- “aprobados” frequency rank
- 26183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apoyados | aprobados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de apoyado, participio de apoyar o de apoyarse. | Forma del plural de aprobado, participio de aprobar. |
Where the eye mixes apoyados and aprobados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apoyados runs 8 letters (VCVVVCVC) against aprobados's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: apoyados vs aprobados
A purely visual mix-up. apoyados ([apoˈʝað̞os]) and aprobados ([apɾoˈβ̞að̞os]) 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 26183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apoyados is recorded at frequency rank #14,281, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apoˈʝað̞os]. aprobados is at rank #11,902, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apɾoˈβ̞að̞os].
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 26183, this pair ranks #232,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apoyados vs aprobados
Shared letters: adops. Private to "apoyados": y. Private to "aprobados": br.
"apoyados" · 8 letters · shape VCVVVCVC · "aprobados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apoyados" and "aprobados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "apoyados" or "aprobados"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "apoyados" and "aprobados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apoyados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aprobados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apoyados" and "aprobados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apoyados vs apurados". 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 #232,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.