Approximately vs Around vs In about __ seconds vs Roughly

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Approximately

Top 2000 (común) B1 adverb

Around

Top 1000 (muy común) A1 preposition

In about __ seconds

Top 2000 (común)

Roughly

Top 2000 (común) B2 adverb

Más común: Around

	Approximately	Around	In about __ seconds	Roughly
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 /["/əˈprɒksɪmətli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/əˈprɑːksɪmətli/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/əˈraʊnd/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/əˈraʊnd/"]/	🇬🇧 //ɪn əˈbaʊt ˈsɛkəndz// 🇺🇸 //ɪn əˈbaʊt ˈsɛkəndz//	🇬🇧 /["/ˈrʌfli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈrʌfli/"]/
Significado	Cerca de una cierta cantidad. About or close to a certain amount.	en dirección circular; cerca de in a circular direction; nearby	Aproximadamente cuánto tiempo toma algo en segundos. Approximately how long something takes in seconds.	Más o menos, no exactamente Approximately, not exactly
Ejemplo	The journey took approximately seven hours.	The house is built around a central courtyard.	The cake will be ready in about 20 seconds.	Sales are up by roughly 10 per cent.
Registro	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 2000 (común)	Top 1000 (muy común)	Top 2000 (común)	Top 2000 (común)
Nivel CEFR	B1	A1	-	B2
Categoría gramatical	adverb	preposition		adverb
Colocaciones	approximately equal to, approximately 50%, approximately three hours	look around, turn around, walk around, get around, set around	in about five seconds, in about ten seconds, in about thirty seconds	roughly speaking, roughly estimated, roughly the same, roughly translates
Antónimos	exactly, precisely	away, outside	-	exactly, precisely
Errores comunes	Using 'approximately' with a precise number (e.g., saying 'approximately 2000' instead of 'about 2000')., Confusing 'approximately' with 'exactly'., Omitting 'approximately' when it’s needed for clarity in estimates.	'Around' confused with 'around about' (wrong context)., Using 'around' when only specifying one direction., Omitting the preposition when combined with a location.	Omitting 'about' makes it sound too precise., Using 'in' with a unit other than seconds, such as minutes., Confusing similar expressions like 'in a few seconds' and 'in about seconds'.	Used in place of 'exactly' or 'precisely'., Incorrectly placed at the end of the sentence., Confused with 'rough' as an adjective.
Notas de uso	Usa 'aproximadamente' al dar una estimación. Es apropiado en contextos académicos y profesionales, pero puede sonar demasiado formal en conversaciones informales. Use 'approximately' when giving an estimate. It's appropriate in academic and professional contexts, but may sound overly formal in casual conversations.	Usa 'alrededor' para describir movimiento de forma circular o ubicación cercana a algo. Evítalo en contextos muy formales. Use 'around' to describe movement in a circular way or location close to something. Avoid it in highly formal contexts.	Usa 'en unos __ segundos' al estimar el tiempo. Es adecuado tanto para conversaciones informales como para contextos formales. Use 'in about __ seconds' when estimating time. It's suitable for casual conversations as well as formal contexts.	Usa 'más o menos' o 'aproximadamente' cuando quieras dar una estimación o aproximación. Es neutral y adecuado para la mayoría de los contextos, pero evítalo en escritos muy formales. Use 'roughly' when you want to give an estimate or approximation. It’s neutral and suitable for most contexts, but avoid in very formal writing.

Míralo en clips reales

We are at approximately 45th Street in New York City at One Astor Plaza.

Approximately

Breaking Bad › S1 E5

and lie around, too tired to get up,

One, two, three, four, five... so on, around the table.

Breaking Bad › S1 E3

you from around town here or someplace else?

Breaking Bad › S1 E5

and lie around, too tired to get up,

One, two, three, four, five... so on, around the table.

Around

Agent Carter › S1 E1

Oh, in about 20 seconds.

In about __ seconds

Preguntas frecuentes: Approximately vs Around vs In about __ seconds vs Roughly

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Approximately, Around, In about __ seconds y Roughly?

Approximately: About or close to a certain amount. Around: in a circular direction; nearby In about __ seconds: Approximately how long something takes in seconds. Roughly: Approximately, not exactly

¿Cuál es más común: Approximately, Around, In about __ seconds y Roughly?

Around es la más común en el inglés cotidiano.

¿Cuál es más avanzada: Approximately, Around, In about __ seconds y Roughly?

Roughly es la de nivel más alto, en B2, en la escala CEFR.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Approximately: The journey took approximately seven hours. Around: The house is built around a central courtyard. In about __ seconds: The cake will be ready in about 20 seconds. Roughly: Sales are up by roughly 10 per cent.

¿Puedo usar Approximately, Around, In about __ seconds y Roughly indistintamente?

No siempre. Approximately, Around, In about __ seconds y Roughly están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.