Which to use
“apuntar” and “apuntaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,162
- “apuntar” frequency rank
- #34,881
- “apuntaron” frequency rank
- 46043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apuntar | apuntaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dirigir un arma hacia un objetivo. | 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 apuntar and apuntaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apuntar runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against apuntaron's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between apuntar and apuntaron
A purely visual mix-up. apuntar ([apũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “apuntar” sits inside “apuntaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apuntar is recorded at frequency rank #11,162, classified as averb, pronounced [apũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. 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 46043, this pair ranks #128,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apuntar vs apuntaron
Shared letters: anprtu. Private to "apuntar": -. Private to "apuntaron": o.
"apuntar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "apuntaron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apuntar" for "apuntaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "apuntar" vs "apuntaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "apuntar" and "apuntaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apuntar" 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 #128,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apuntar" and "apuntaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apuntaron vs asustaron". 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 #128,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.