aparecer

/[apaɾeˈseɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,299

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

aparecer is aSpanishverb. It means: Dejarse ver o hacerse presente, especialmente si es por sorpresa. Pronounced [apaɾeˈseɾ]. It ranks #3,299 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with apareció and aparecía.

Key facts for aparecer
PropertyValue
Headwordaparecer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apaɾeˈseɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,299
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aparecer in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for aparecer is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [apaɾeˈseɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,299 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for aparecer, with forms such as "aaprecer", "apaercer", and "aparceer". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "apareció", "aparecía", "apareces", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is aparecer, spelled A-P-A-R-E-C-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dejarse ver o hacerse presente, especialmente si es por sorpresa.
  2. 2
    Hacerse visible o presente algo que se había perdido.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aaprecer,apaercer,aparceer,apareccer,aparecerr,aparecre,apareecr,apareser,aparrecer,apparecer,apraecer,paarecer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aparecer

Misspelling Variants of "aparecer"

aaprecer8apaercer8aparceer8apareccer9aparecerr9aparecre8apareecr8apareser8
Misspelling Variants of "aparecer"

Frequency rank: #3,299 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aparecer"?
"aparecer" is spelled A-P-A-R-E-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [apaɾeˈseɾ].
What does "aparecer" mean?
As a verb, "aparecer" means: Dejarse ver o hacerse presente, especialmente si es por sorpresa.
What words are commonly confused with "aparecer"?
"aparecer" is commonly confused with "apareció", "aparecía", "apareces". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aparecer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aparecer" is [apaɾeˈseɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aparecer" come from?
"aparecer" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.