# apretando vs aprobando

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### apretando
*verb · IPA [apɾeˈt̪ãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #23,305*
Gerundio de apretar.

### aprobando
*verb · IPA [apɾoˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #29,487*
Gerundio de aprobar.

## Source
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