Which to use
“apunte” and “apunten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,746
- “apunte” frequency rank
- #36,403
- “apunten” frequency rank
- 55149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apunte | apunten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de apuntar o de apuntarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de apuntar o de apuntarse. |
Where the eye mixes apunte and apunten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apunte runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against apunten's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between apunte and apunten
A purely visual mix-up. apunte ([aˈpũn̪t̪e]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “apunte” sits inside “apunten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apunte is recorded at frequency rank #18,746, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpũn̪t̪e]. 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 55149, this pair ranks #80,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apunte vs apunten
Shared letters: aenptu. Private to "apunte": -. Private to "apunten": -.
"apunte" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "apunten" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apunte" and "apunten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "apunte" vs "apunten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "apunte" and "apunten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apunte" 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 #80,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apunte" 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 #80,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.