Which to use
“aprueban” and “apruebe” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,840
- “aprueban” frequency rank
- #15,543
- “apruebe” frequency rank
- 29383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aprueban | apruebe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aprobar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de aprobar. |
Where the eye mixes aprueban and apruebe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aprueban runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against apruebe's 7 (VCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aprueban vs apruebe
A purely visual mix-up. aprueban ([aˈpɾweβ̞ãn]) and apruebe ([aˈpɾweβ̞e]) 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 29383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aprueban is recorded at frequency rank #13,840, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpɾweβ̞ãn]. apruebe is at rank #15,543, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpɾweβ̞e].
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 29383, this pair ranks #217,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aprueban vs apruebe
Shared letters: abepru. Private to "aprueban": n. Private to "apruebe": -.
"aprueban" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "apruebe" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aprueban" and "apruebe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aprueban" or "apruebe" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aprueban" and "apruebe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aprueban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apruebe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aprueban" and "apruebe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apreté vs apruebe". 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 #217,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.