# Apure vs apuro

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### Apure
*name · IPA [aˈpuɾe] · frequency rank #22,575*
Estado de Venezuela

### apuro
*noun · IPA [aˈpuɾo] · frequency rank #15,008*
Aprieto, escasez grande.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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