April

/ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/

//ˈeɪ.pɹɪl// name

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"april" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“April” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #648. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#648
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.

Corpus desk

Index EN-april · April · English

April · rank #648 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #648
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH X

Nearest frequency peer: X (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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 “April”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “April” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

April vs Ari
60% similar
April vs aria
40% similar
April vs arid
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for April
PropertyValue
HeadwordApril
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/
Letters5
Frequency rank#648
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “April”

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).Aprillands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “X” (#647), “center” (#649), “won” (#646). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “April” is #648. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around April (IPA /ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #648 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for April, with forms such as "apirl", "appril", and "aprill". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Ari", "aria", "arid", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Latin Aprīlisder. Old French avrillbor. Middle English Averil Middle English Aprill English April From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the g… The correct English form is April, spelled A-P-R-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.
  2. 2
    A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English]; used since the early 20th century.
  3. 3
    A surname.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Holonyms: calendar year; year
  2. Oh, to be in England / Now that April’s there

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Aprīlisder. Old French avrillbor. Middle English Averil Middle English Aprill English April From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”). Displaced native Old English ēastermōnaþ (literally “Easter month”).

This word in other languages

abril(Español)avril(Français)April(Deutsch)abril(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apirl
  • appril
  • aprill
  • aprli
  • aprril
  • arpil
  • paril

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of April - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apirl2appril1aprill1aprli2aprril1arpil2paril2
Edit distance from "April"

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 "April"?
"April" is spelled A-P-R-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/.
What does "April" mean?
As a proper noun, "April" means: The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.
What words are commonly confused with "April"?
"April" is commonly confused with "Ari", "aria", "arid". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "April"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "April" is /ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/. 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 "April"?
Etymology tree Latin Aprīlisder. Old French avrillbor. Middle English Averil Middle English Aprill English April From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the mont... 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 "April", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

share#642sense#665above#629total#627

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

happen7 variantscommon7 variantsweeks7 variantsbreak7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list