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Which to use

“apunta” and “apuntas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,764
“apunta” frequency rank
#25,523
“apuntas” frequency rank
30287
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apunta apuntas
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apuntar o de apuntarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de apuntar o de apuntarse.

Where the eye mixes apunta and apuntas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
apunta
7 ch
apuntas

Visual trap between apunta and apuntas

A purely visual mix-up. apunta ([aˈpũn̪t̪a]) and apuntas ([aˈpũn̪t̪as]) 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 “apuntas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30287, 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]. apuntas is at rank #25,523, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpũn̪t̪as].

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 30287, this pair ranks #212,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of apunta vs apuntas

Shared letters: anptu. Private to "apunta": -. Private to "apuntas": s.

"apunta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "apuntas" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apuntaapnuta · appunta · apunat · apunnta · apuntta · aputna · aupnta · paunta
  • apuntasapnutas · appuntas · apunats · apunntas · apuntass · apuntsa · apunttas · aputnas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "apunta" for "apuntas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈpũn̪t̪a] versus [aˈpũn̪t̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "apunta" vs "apuntas" - which ranks higher?
"apunta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,764 in our Spanish list, against #25,523 for "apuntas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "apunta" and "apuntas" 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 "apuntas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #212,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apunta" and "apuntas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apuntada vs apuntas". 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 #212,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list