Which to use
“apuntado” and “apuntamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,279
- “apuntado” frequency rank
- #42,813
- “apuntamos” frequency rank
- 58092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apuntado | apuntamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de apuntar o de apuntarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de apuntar o de apuntarse. |
Where the eye mixes apuntado and apuntamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: apuntado vs apuntamos
A purely visual mix-up. apuntado ([apũn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and apuntamos ([apũn̪ˈt̪amos]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apuntado is recorded at frequency rank #15,279, classified as averb, pronounced [apũn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. apuntamos is at rank #42,813, tagged as averb, pronounced [apũn̪ˈt̪amos].
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 58092, this pair ranks #67,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apuntado vs apuntamos
Shared letters: anoptu. Private to "apuntado": d. Private to "apuntamos": ms.
"apuntado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "apuntamos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apuntado" for "apuntamos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "apuntado" vs "apuntamos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "apuntado" and "apuntamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apuntado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apuntamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apuntado" and "apuntamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aguantamos vs apuntamos". 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 #67,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.