Which to use
“apresados” and “aprobados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,810
- “apresados” frequency rank
- #11,902
- “aprobados” frequency rank
- 54712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apresados | aprobados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de apresado, participio de apresar. | Forma del plural de aprobado, participio de aprobar. |
Where the eye mixes apresados and aprobados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apresados and aprobados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between apresados and aprobados
A purely visual mix-up. apresados ([apɾeˈsað̞os]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apresados is recorded at frequency rank #42,810, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apɾeˈsað̞os]. 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 54712, this pair ranks #82,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apresados vs aprobados
Shared letters: adoprs. Private to "apresados": e. Private to "aprobados": b.
"apresados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "aprobados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apresados" for "aprobados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "apresados" vs "aprobados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apresados" 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 #82,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apresados" and "aprobados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apresados vs apretadas". 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 #82,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.