Which to use
“apuntamos” and “apuntaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,813
- “apuntamos” frequency rank
- #34,881
- “apuntaron” frequency rank
- 77694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apuntamos | apuntaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de apuntar o de apuntarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apuntar o de apuntarse. |
Where the eye mixes apuntamos and apuntaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apuntamos and apuntaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: apuntamos vs apuntaron
A purely visual mix-up. apuntamos ([apũn̪ˈt̪amos]) and apuntaron ([apũn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apuntamos is recorded at frequency rank #42,813, classified as averb, pronounced [apũn̪ˈt̪amos]. apuntaron is at rank #34,881, tagged as averb, pronounced [apũn̪ˈt̪aɾõn].
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 77694, this pair ranks #15,592 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apuntamos vs apuntaron
Shared letters: anoptu. Private to "apuntamos": ms. Private to "apuntaron": r.
"apuntamos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "apuntaron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "apuntamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apuntaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,592 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apuntamos" and "apuntaron" 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 #15,592 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.