apagar
[apaˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“apagar” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,467 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #8,467
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hacer que un aparato electrónico deje de estar encendido.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apagar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [apaˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #8,467 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apagar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for apagar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [apaˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,467 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hacer que un aparato electrónico deje de estar encendido.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for apagar, with forms such as "aapgar", "apaagr", and "apagarr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "apagó", "apoyar", "atacar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is apagar, spelled A-P-A-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer que un aparato electrónico deje de estar encendido.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aapgar,apaagr,apagarr,apaggar,apagra,apgaar,appagar,paagar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apagar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “apagar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-P-A-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [apaˈɣ̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “apagó” - see the side-by-side comparison. apagar vs apagó
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.