Which to use
“apunta” and “apuntar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,764
- “apunta” frequency rank
- #11,162
- “apuntar” frequency rank
- 15926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apunta | apuntar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apuntar o de apuntarse. | Dirigir un arma hacia un objetivo. |
Where the eye mixes apunta and apuntar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: apunta vs apuntar
A purely visual mix-up. apunta ([aˈpũn̪t̪a]) and apuntar ([apũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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) - “apunta” sits inside “apuntar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15926, 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]. apuntar is at rank #11,162, tagged as averb, pronounced [apũn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
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 15926, this pair ranks #278,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apunta vs apuntar
Shared letters: anptu. Private to "apunta": -. Private to "apuntar": r.
"apunta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "apuntar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apunta" and "apuntar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apunta" or "apuntar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "apunta" and "apuntar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apunta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apuntar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apunta" and "apuntar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apuntalar vs apuntar". 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 #278,207 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.