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“apropiadas” and “aproximadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,757
- “apropiadas” frequency rank
- #49,427
- “aproximadas” frequency rank
- 66184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apropiadas | aproximadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de apropiado, participio de apropiar o de apropiarse. | Forma del femenino plural de aproximado, participio de aproximar o de aproximarse. |
Where the eye mixes apropiadas and aproximadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: apropiadas vs aproximadas
A purely visual mix-up. apropiadas ([apɾoˈpjað̞as]) and aproximadas ([apɾoksiˈmað̞as]) 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 66184, 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]. aproximadas is at rank #49,427, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apɾoksiˈmað̞as].
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 66184, this pair ranks #40,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apropiadas vs aproximadas
Shared letters: adioprs. Private to "apropiadas": -. Private to "aproximadas": mx.
"apropiadas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC · "aproximadas" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- apropiadas ← aporpiadas · appropiadas · aproipadas · apropaidas · apropiaads · apropiadass · apropiaddas · apropiadsa
- aproximadas ← aporximadas · approximadas · aproixmadas · aproxiamdas · aproximaads · aproximadass · aproximaddas · aproximadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "apropiadas" vs "aproximadas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "apropiadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aproximadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apropiadas" and "aproximadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aproximadas vs aproximados". 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 #40,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.