apuntavsapuntoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,764
“apunta” frequency rank
#11,712
“apunto” frequency rank
16476
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apunta apunto
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 indicativo de apuntar o de apuntarse.

Where the eye mixes apunta and apunto

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

6 ch
apunta
6 ch
apunto

Why the eye confuses apunta with apunto

A purely visual mix-up. apunta ([aˈpũn̪t̪a]) and apunto ([aˈpũn̪t̪o]) 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 o in “apunto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16476, 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]. apunto is at rank #11,712, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpũn̪t̪o].

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 16476, this pair ranks #276,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of apunta vs apunto

Shared letters: anptu. Private to "apunta": -. Private to "apunto": o.

"apunta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "apunto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apuntaapnuta · appunta · apunat · apunnta · apuntta · aputna · aupnta · paunta
  • apuntoapnuto · appunto · apunnto · apunot · apuntto · aputno · aupnto · paunto

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "apunta" and "apunto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈpũn̪t̪a] versus [aˈpũn̪t̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "apunta" or "apunto"?
"apunta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,764 in our Spanish list, against #11,712 for "apunto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "apunta" and "apunto" 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 "apunto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #276,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apunta" and "apunto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aponte vs apunto". 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 #276,012 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