aparejo

[apaˈɾexo]

/[apaˈɾexo]/ noun

The verdict

“aparejo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,553. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,553
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conjunto de herramientas e instrumentos requeridos para realizar alguna actividad particular.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aparejo · aparejo · Spanish

aparejo · rank #47,553 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,553
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH apagarse

Nearest frequency peer: apagarse (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “aparejo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “aparejo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

aparejo vs apretó
57% similar
aparejo vs aparezco
75% similar
aparejo vs aparece
71% similar

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

Key facts for aparejo
PropertyValue
Headwordaparejo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[apaˈɾexo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,553
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “aparejo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).aparejocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “apagarse” (#47,552), “aportadas” (#47,554), “Anunciación” (#47,551). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aparejo” va en #47,553. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around aparejo (IPA [apaˈɾexo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,553 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for aparejo, with forms such as "aaprejo", "apaerjo", and "aparejjo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "apretó", "aparezco", "aparece", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is aparejo, spelled A-P-A-R-E-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de herramientas e instrumentos requeridos para realizar alguna actividad particular.
  2. 2
    Acción o efecto de aparejar.
  3. 3
    Máquina compuesta de dos poleas y un cabo que alternativamente va dando vueltas, o pasando por las diversas roldanas de cada una de aquellas. Esta máquina, conocida en mecánica con la denominación de funicular, es una de las de mayor potencia que se conocen. Cuando una de las poleas no tiene más que una roldana, o es un motón, el aparejo se dice sencillo: en los demás casos es doble; y según el número de vueltas que da el cabo en las poleas, se llama de cuatro, de seis. etc. cordones o guarnes, tomando también con relación al objeto y a la forma en que se aplica, un sobrenombre o denominación particular; como las de aparejo de gancho; de rabiza; de burel y estrobo, etc.
  4. 4
    Conjunto de los palos, vergas, jarcias y velas del buque.
  5. 5
    El mismo conjunto, aun cuando no estén las velas envergadas, o sin contar con ellas.
  6. 6
    El número y clase de estas que se llevan mareadas. Por consiguiente, cuando son todas se dice que va todo el aparejo largo o mareado; y si es una parte, que se lleva tal aparejo.
  7. 7
    Los cordelillos y anzuelos que componen todo el aparato de pescar a mano.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. los aparejos de repostería.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aaprejo
  • apaerjo
  • aparejjo
  • apareoj
  • aparjeo
  • aparrejo
  • apparejo
  • apraejo
  • paarejo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aparejo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aaprejo2apaerjo2aparejjo1apareoj2aparjeo2aparrejo1apparejo1apraejo2
Edit distance from "aparejo"

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

How do you spell "aparejo"?
"aparejo" is spelled A-P-A-R-E-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [apaˈɾexo].
What does "aparejo" mean?
As a noun, "aparejo" means: Conjunto de herramientas e instrumentos requeridos para realizar alguna actividad particular.
What words are commonly confused with "aparejo"?
"aparejo" is commonly confused with "apretó", "aparezco", "aparece". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aparejo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aparejo" is [apaˈɾexo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aparejo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list