apuntevsapuntoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“apunte” and “apunto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,746
“apunte” frequency rank
#11,712
“apunto” frequency rank
30458
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apunte apunto
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de apuntar o de apuntarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de apuntar o de apuntarse.

Where the eye mixes apunte and apunto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. apunte and apunto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
apunte
6 ch
apunto

Look-alike desk: apunte vs apunto

A purely visual mix-up. apunte ([aˈpũn̪t̪e]) and apunto ([aˈpũn̪t̪o]) 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 - e in “apunte” becomes o in “apunto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30458, 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]. apunto is at rank #11,712, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpũn̪t̪o].

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 30458, this pair ranks #211,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of apunte vs apunto

Shared letters: anptu. Private to "apunte": e. Private to "apunto": o.

"apunte" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "apunto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apunte ← apnute · appunte · apunet · apunnte · apuntte · aputne · aupnte · paunte
  • apunto ← apnuto · appunto · apunnto · apunot · apuntto · aputno · aupnto · paunto

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "apunte" and "apunto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈpũn̪t̪e] versus [aˈpũn̪t̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apunte" or "apunto" show up more?
"apunto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,712 in our Spanish list, against #18,746 for "apunte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "apunte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apunto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #211,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apunte" and "apunto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apreté vs apunte". 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 #211,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list