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Which to use

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

#4,764
“apunta” frequency rank
#18,746
“apunte” frequency rank
23510
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apunta apunte
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apuntar o de apuntarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de apuntar o de apuntarse.

Where the eye mixes apunta and apunte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
apunta
6 ch
apunte

Look-alike desk: apunta vs apunte

A purely visual mix-up. apunta ([aˈpũn̪t̪a]) and apunte ([aˈpũn̪t̪e]) 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 a single letter - a in “apunta” becomes e in “apunte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23510, 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]. apunte is at rank #18,746, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpũn̪t̪e].

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 23510, this pair ranks #245,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of apunta vs apunte

Shared letters: anptu. Private to "apunta": -. Private to "apunte": e.

"apunta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "apunte" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apuntaapnuta · appunta · apunat · apunnta · apuntta · aputna · aupnta · paunta
  • apunteapnute · appunte · apunet · apunnte · apuntte · aputne · aupnte · paunte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apunta" and "apunte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈpũn̪t̪a] versus [aˈpũn̪t̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apunta" or "apunte" show up more?
"apunta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,764 in our Spanish list, against #18,746 for "apunte". 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 "apunte" 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 "apunte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #245,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apunta" and "apunte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apreté vs apunte". 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 #245,469 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