aparentar

/[apaɾẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,745

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

aparentar is aSpanishverb. It means: Manifestar o dar a entender lo que no es o no hay. Dar una impresión falsa para salvar las apariencias. Pronounced [apaɾẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Often confused with apretar and apartar.

Key facts for aparentar
PropertyValue
Headwordaparentar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apaɾẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,745
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for aparentar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [apaɾẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,745 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for aparentar, with forms such as "aaprentar", "apaerntar", and "aparenatr". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "apretar", "apartar", "aparente", 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 aparentar, spelled A-P-A-R-E-N-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manifestar o dar a entender lo que no es o no hay. Dar una impresión falsa para salvar las apariencias.
  2. 2
    Tener la fisonomía que corresponde a su edad; parecer de la edad que se tiene.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aaprentar,apaerntar,aparenatr,aparenntar,aparentarr,aparentra,aparenttar,aparetnar,aparnetar,aparrentar,apparentar,apraentar,paarentar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aparentar

Misspelling Variants of "aparentar"

aaprentar9apaerntar9aparenatr9aparenntar10aparentarr10aparentra9aparenttar10aparetnar9
Misspelling Variants of "aparentar"

Frequency rank: #18,745 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aparentar"?
"aparentar" is spelled A-P-A-R-E-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [apaɾẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
What does "aparentar" mean?
As a verb, "aparentar" means: Manifestar o dar a entender lo que no es o no hay. Dar una impresión falsa para salvar las apariencias.
What words are commonly confused with "aparentar"?
"aparentar" is commonly confused with "apretar", "apartar", "aparente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aparentar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aparentar" is [apaɾẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aparentar" come from?
"aparentar" 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.