Which to use
“apropiadas” and “apropiados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,757
- “apropiadas” frequency rank
- #16,261
- “apropiados” frequency rank
- 33018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apropiadas | apropiados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de apropiado, participio de apropiar o de apropiarse. | Forma del plural de apropiado, participio de apropiar o de apropiarse. |
Where the eye mixes apropiadas and apropiados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: apropiadas vs apropiados
A purely visual mix-up. apropiadas ([apɾoˈpjað̞as]) and apropiados ([apɾoˈpjað̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “apropiadas” becomes o in “apropiados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apropiadas is recorded at frequency rank #16,757, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apɾoˈpjað̞as]. apropiados is at rank #16,261, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apɾoˈpjað̞os].
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 33018, this pair ranks #199,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apropiadas vs apropiados
Shared letters: adioprs. Private to "apropiadas": -. Private to "apropiados": -.
"apropiadas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC · "apropiados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- apropiadas ← aporpiadas · appropiadas · aproipadas · apropaidas · apropiaads · apropiadass · apropiaddas · apropiadsa
- apropiados ← aporpiados · appropiados · aproipados · apropaidos · apropiaddos · apropiadoss · apropiadso · apropiaods
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "apropiadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apropiados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apropiadas" and "apropiados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apropiadas vs aproximadas". 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 #199,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.