Which to use
“aprobada” and “aprobados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,794
- “aprobada” frequency rank
- #11,902
- “aprobados” frequency rank
- 17696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aprobada | aprobados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de aprobado, participio de aprobar. | Forma del plural de aprobado, participio de aprobar. |
Where the eye mixes aprobada and aprobados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aprobada runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against aprobados's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aprobada vs aprobados
A purely visual mix-up. aprobada ([apɾoˈβ̞að̞a]) 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 17696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aprobada is recorded at frequency rank #5,794, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apɾoˈβ̞að̞a]. 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 17696, this pair ranks #271,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aprobada vs aprobados
Shared letters: abdopr. Private to "aprobada": -. Private to "aprobados": s.
"aprobada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "aprobados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aprobada" and "aprobados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aprobada" or "aprobados"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aprobada" 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 #271,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aprobada" and "aprobados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aprobados vs aprobamos". 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 #271,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.