Which to use
“apuntar” and “apunten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,162
- “apuntar” frequency rank
- #36,403
- “apunten” frequency rank
- 47565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apuntar | apunten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dirigir un arma hacia un objetivo. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de apuntar o de apuntarse. |
Where the eye mixes apuntar and apunten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. apuntar and apunten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between apuntar and apunten
A purely visual mix-up. apuntar ([apũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and apunten ([aˈpũn̪t̪ẽn]) 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 47565, 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]. apunten is at rank #36,403, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpũn̪t̪ẽn].
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 47565, this pair ranks #119,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apuntar vs apunten
Shared letters: anptu. Private to "apuntar": r. Private to "apunten": e.
"apuntar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "apunten" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apuntar" and "apunten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apuntar" or "apunten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "apuntar" and "apunten" 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 "apunten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apuntar" and "apunten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aponte vs apunten". 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 #119,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.