Which to use
“apunta” and “apuntado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,764
- “apunta” frequency rank
- #15,279
- “apuntado” frequency rank
- 20043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apunta | apuntado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apuntar o de apuntarse. | Participio de apuntar o de apuntarse. |
Where the eye mixes apunta and apuntado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: apunta vs apuntado
A purely visual mix-up. apunta ([aˈpũn̪t̪a]) and apuntado ([apũn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) 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) - “apunta” sits inside “apuntado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apunta is recorded at frequency rank #4,764, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpũn̪t̪a]. apuntado is at rank #15,279, tagged as averb, pronounced [apũn̪ˈt̪að̞o].
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 20043, this pair ranks #261,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apunta vs apuntado
Shared letters: anptu. Private to "apunta": -. Private to "apuntado": do.
"apunta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "apuntado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "apunta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apuntado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apunta" and "apuntado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apenado vs apuntado". 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 #261,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.