Which to use
“aprueba” and “aprueben” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,033
- “aprueba” frequency rank
- #26,310
- “aprueben” frequency rank
- 32343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aprueba | aprueben |
|---|---|---|
| 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 subjuntivo de aprobar. |
Where the eye mixes aprueba and aprueben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aprueba runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against aprueben's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aprueba and aprueben
A purely visual mix-up. aprueba ([aˈpɾweβ̞a]) and aprueben ([aˈpɾweβ̞ẽn]) 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 32343, 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]. aprueben is at rank #26,310, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpɾweβ̞ẽn].
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 32343, this pair ranks #202,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aprueba vs aprueben
Shared letters: abepru. Private to "aprueba": -. Private to "aprueben": n.
"aprueba" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "aprueben" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aprueba" for "aprueben" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aprueba" vs "aprueben" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aprueba" and "aprueben" 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 "aprueben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aprueba" and "aprueben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aprueben vs apruebo". 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 #202,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.