aparecido
[apaɾeˈsið̞o]
The verdict
“aparecido” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,485 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,485
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entidad no física, especialmente un individuo muerto o un espíritu, que resulta visible o se manifiesta.
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 | aparecido |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [apaɾeˈsið̞o] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #6,485 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aparecido” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for aparecido is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [apaɾeˈsið̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,485 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Entidad no física, especialmente un individuo muerto o un espíritu, que resulta visible o se manifiesta.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for aparecido, with forms such as "aaprecido", "apaercido", and "aparceido". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "aprecio", "apareció", "Aparicio", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is aparecido, spelled A-P-A-R-E-C-I-D-O.
Definition
- 1Entidad no física, especialmente un individuo muerto o un espíritu, que resulta visible o se manifiesta.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aaprecido,apaercido,aparceido,apareccido,aparecdio,apareciddo,apareciod,apareicdo,aparesido,aparrecido,apparecido,apraecido,paarecido
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aparecido - 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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Using “aparecido”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-P-A-R-E-C-I-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [apaɾeˈsið̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “aprecio” - see the side-by-side comparison. aparecido vs aprecio
- 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.