Which to use
“aprobamos” and “aprobaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,125
- “aprobamos” frequency rank
- #14,511
- “aprobaron” frequency rank
- 59636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aprobamos | aprobaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de aprobar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aprobar. |
Where the eye mixes aprobamos and aprobaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aprobamos and aprobaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aprobamos vs aprobaron
A purely visual mix-up. aprobamos ([apɾoˈβ̞amos]) and aprobaron ([apɾoˈβ̞aɾõn]) 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 59636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aprobamos is recorded at frequency rank #45,125, classified as averb, pronounced [apɾoˈβ̞amos]. aprobaron is at rank #14,511, tagged as averb, pronounced [apɾoˈβ̞aɾõn].
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 59636, this pair ranks #61,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aprobamos vs aprobaron
Shared letters: abopr. Private to "aprobamos": ms. Private to "aprobaron": n.
"aprobamos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "aprobaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aprobamos" and "aprobaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aprobamos" or "aprobaron"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aprobamos" and "aprobaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aprobamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aprobaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aprobamos" and "aprobaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apoyamos 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 #61,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.