Which to use
“apoyados” and “apurados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,281
- “apoyados” frequency rank
- #48,811
- “apurados” frequency rank
- 63092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apoyados | apurados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de apoyado, participio de apoyar o de apoyarse. | Forma del plural de apurado, participio de apurar o de apurarse. |
Where the eye mixes apoyados and apurados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apoyados (VCVVVCVC) and apurados (VCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between apoyados and apurados
A purely visual mix-up. apoyados ([apoˈʝað̞os]) and apurados ([apuˈɾað̞os]) 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 63092, 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]. apurados is at rank #48,811, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apuˈɾað̞os].
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 63092, this pair ranks #49,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apoyados vs apurados
Shared letters: adops. Private to "apoyados": y. Private to "apurados": ru.
"apoyados" · 8 letters · shape VCVVVCVC · "apurados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apoyados" and "apurados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apoyados" or "apurados" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "apoyados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apurados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apoyados" and "apurados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abusados 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 #49,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.