# apprehensive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/ · frequency rank #27,721

## Definitions
1. Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.
2. Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.

## Etymology
From Latin apprehensīvus, from apprehensus, perfect passive participle of apprehendō (“to apprehend, understand, learn”) + -īvus (“-ive”).

## Easily confused with
- **apprehension** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apprehension-vs-apprehensive)

## Common misspellings (16)
`apperhensive`, `appreehnsive`, `apprehenisve`, `apprehennsive`, `apprehensiev`, `apprehensivve`, `apprehenssive`, `apprehensvie`, `apprehesnive`, `apprehhensive`, `apprehnesive`, `apprheensive`, `apprrehensive`, `aprehensive`, `aprpehensive`, `paprehensive`

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