Which to use
“apuntada” is a participle and “apuntas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,126
- “apuntada” frequency rank
- #25,523
- “apuntas” frequency rank
- 70649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apuntada | apuntas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de apuntado, participio de apuntar o de apuntarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de apuntar o de apuntarse. |
Where the eye mixes apuntada and apuntas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apuntada runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against apuntas's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between apuntada and apuntas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apuntada is [apũn̪ˈt̪að̞a] while apuntas is [aˈpũn̪t̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apuntada is recorded at frequency rank #45,126, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apũn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. 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 70649, this pair ranks #29,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apuntada vs apuntas
Shared letters: anptu. Private to "apuntada": d. Private to "apuntas": s.
"apuntada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "apuntas" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apuntada" for "apuntas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apuntada" or "apuntas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apuntada" 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 #29,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apuntada" and "apuntas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apuñala vs apuntada". 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 #29,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.