Which to use
“aptitud” and “aptitudes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,041
- “aptitud” frequency rank
- #17,866
- “aptitudes” frequency rank
- 34907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aptitud | aptitudes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Capacidad de una persona o una cosa para hacer correctamente una labor o actividad. | Forma del plural de aptitud. |
Where the eye mixes aptitud and aptitudes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aptitud vs aptitudes
A purely visual mix-up. aptitud ([apt̪iˈt̪uð̞]) and aptitudes ([apt̪iˈt̪uð̞es]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “aptitud” sits inside “aptitudes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aptitud is recorded at frequency rank #17,041, classified as anoun, pronounced [apt̪iˈt̪uð̞]. aptitudes is at rank #17,866, tagged as anoun, pronounced [apt̪iˈt̪uð̞es].
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 34907, this pair ranks #188,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aptitud vs aptitudes
Shared letters: adiptu. Private to "aptitud": -. Private to "aptitudes": es.
"aptitud" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "aptitudes" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aptitud" and "aptitudes" be used interchangeably?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aptitud" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aptitudes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aptitud" and "aptitudes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amplitud vs aptitud". 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 #188,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.