# APEC

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,524

## Definitions
1. A regional trade agreement between Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan (under the name Chinese Taipei), Hong Kong, the US, and members of ASEAN.

## Etymology
Acronym of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.

## Easily confused with
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-are)
- **App** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-app)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-ate)
- **arc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-arc)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-ave)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-aye)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-awe)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-axe)
- **apt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-apt)
- **API** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-api)
- **APS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-aps)
- **asc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-asc)
- **APK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-apk)
- **APM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-apm)
- **APL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-apl)
- **AUC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-auc)
- **area** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-area)
- **apex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-apex)
- **apes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-apes)
- **axes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apec-vs-axes)

## Common misspellings (3)
`aepc`, `apecc`, `appec`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/apec