Which to use
“aprueba” and “aprueban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,033
- “aprueba” frequency rank
- #13,840
- “aprueban” frequency rank
- 19873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aprueba | aprueban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aprobar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aprobar. |
Where the eye mixes aprueba and aprueban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aprueba runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against aprueban's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aprueba and aprueban
A purely visual mix-up. aprueba ([aˈpɾweβ̞a]) and aprueban ([aˈpɾweβ̞ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “aprueba” sits inside “aprueban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aprueba is recorded at frequency rank #6,033, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpɾweβ̞a]. aprueban is at rank #13,840, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpɾweβ̞ãn].
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 19873, this pair ranks #261,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aprueba vs aprueban
Shared letters: abepru. Private to "aprueba": -. Private to "aprueban": n.
"aprueba" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "aprueban" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aprueba" and "aprueban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aprueba" or "aprueban"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aprueba" and "aprueban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aprueba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aprueban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aprueba" and "aprueban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aprietan vs aprueban". 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 #261,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.