apricot

/ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/

//ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt// noun

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"apricot" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“apricot” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,539. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,539
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.

Corpus desk

Index EN-apricot · apricot · English

apricot · rank #29,539 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,539
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Antoinette

Nearest frequency peer: Antoinette (-1 rank slots)

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “apricot”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “apricot” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for apricot
PropertyValue
Headwordapricot
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,539
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “apricot”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).apricotlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Antoinette” (#29,538), “arbiter” (#29,540), “arbitrator” (#29,541). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “apricot” is #29,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around apricot (IPA /ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,539 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for apricot, with forms such as "apircot", "appricot", and "aprciot". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Alteration of apricock (with influence from French abricot), itself an alteration of abrecock (with influence from Latin apricum (“sunny place”)), from dialectal Catalan abrecoc, abricoc, variants of standard albercoc, from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “p… The correct English form is apricot, spelled A-P-R-I-C-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.
  2. 2
    The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca.
  3. 3
    A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.
  4. 4
    A dog with an orange-coloured coat.
  5. 5
    The junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill.
  6. 6
    A testicle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how apricot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. pickled apricots
  2. Seven hundred and seventy-eight yards, though I didn't know the exact measurement at the time, plus the fact that the bullet ripped through the victim's apricot tipped me to the fact that we were probably dealing with an experienced sniper.

Etymology

Alteration of apricock (with influence from French abricot), itself an alteration of abrecock (with influence from Latin apricum (“sunny place”)), from dialectal Catalan abrecoc, abricoc, variants of standard albercoc, from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκία (berikokkía, “apricot tree”), from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον (praikókion), from Late Latin (persica) praecocia (literally “(peaches) which ripen early”), (mālum) praecoquum (literally “(apple) which ripens early”). Doublet of precocious.

This word in other languages

albaricoque(Español)abricot(Français)Aprikose(Deutsch)damasco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apircot
  • appricot
  • aprciot
  • apriccot
  • apricott
  • apricto
  • aprioct
  • aprricot
  • arpicot
  • paricot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apricot - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apircot2appricot1aprciot2apriccot1apricott1apricto2aprioct2aprricot1
Edit distance from "apricot"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apricot"?
"apricot" is spelled A-P-R-I-C-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/.
What does "apricot" mean?
As a noun, "apricot" means: A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.
What are common misspellings of "apricot"?
Common misspellings include "apircot", "appricot", "aprciot", "apriccot", "apricott". The correct spelling is "apricot".
How do you pronounce "apricot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apricot" is /ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "apricot"?
Alteration of apricock (with influence from French abricot), itself an alteration of abrecock (with influence from Latin apricum (“sunny place”)), from dialectal Catalan abrecoc, abricoc, variants of standard albercoc, from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "apricot", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arbiter#29,540ailment#29,533Arundel#29,545zealous#29,529

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

bailing10 variantswayside10 variantsbuoyant10 variantscaloric10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list