apoyamosvsaprobamosTell them apart

Which to use

“apoyamos” and “aprobamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,759
“apoyamos” frequency rank
#45,125
“aprobamos” frequency rank
57884
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apoyamos aprobamos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de apoyar o de apoyarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de aprobar.

Where the eye mixes apoyamos and aprobamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apoyamos runs 8 letters (VCVVVCVC) against aprobamos's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
apoyamos
9 ch
aprobamos

Look-alike desk: apoyamos vs aprobamos

A purely visual mix-up. apoyamos ([apoˈʝamos]) and aprobamos ([apɾoˈβ̞amos]) 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 57884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apoyamos is recorded at frequency rank #12,759, classified as averb, pronounced [apoˈʝamos]. aprobamos is at rank #45,125, tagged as averb, pronounced [apɾoˈβ̞amos].

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 57884, this pair ranks #68,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of apoyamos vs aprobamos

Shared letters: amops. Private to "apoyamos": y. Private to "aprobamos": br.

"apoyamos" · 8 letters · shape VCVVVCVC  ·  "aprobamos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apoyamosaopyamos · apoaymos · apoyammos · apoyamoss · apoyamso · apoyaoms · apoymaos · apoyyamos
  • aprobamosaporbamos · approbamos · aprboamos · aproabmos · aprobammos · aprobamoss · aprobamso · aprobaoms

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apoyamos" and "aprobamos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([apoˈʝamos] versus [apɾoˈβ̞amos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "apoyamos" vs "aprobamos" - which ranks higher?
"apoyamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,759 in our Spanish list, against #45,125 for "aprobamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "apoyamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aprobamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #68,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apoyamos" and "aprobamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aprobamos vs aprobaron". 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 #68,674 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