Which to use
“apuntar” and “apuntas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,162
- “apuntar” frequency rank
- #25,523
- “apuntas” frequency rank
- 36685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apuntar | apuntas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dirigir un arma hacia un objetivo. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de apuntar o de apuntarse. |
Where the eye mixes apuntar and apuntas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apuntar and apuntas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses apuntar with apuntas
A purely visual mix-up. apuntar ([apũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and apuntas ([aˈpũn̪t̪as]) 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 - r in “apuntar” becomes s in “apuntas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36685, 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]. 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 36685, this pair ranks #179,355 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apuntar vs apuntas
Shared letters: anptu. Private to "apuntar": r. Private to "apuntas": s.
"apuntar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "apuntas" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apuntar" for "apuntas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "apuntar" vs "apuntas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "apuntar" and "apuntas" 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 "apuntas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,355 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apuntar" and "apuntas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apuntada vs apuntas". 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 #179,355 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.