aparición

[apaɾiˈsjõn]

/[apaɾiˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“aparición” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,300. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,300
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de aparecer o de aparecerse (dejarse ver, presentarse en un lugar).

Corpus desk

Index ES-aparicion · aparición · Spanish

aparición · rank #3,300 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,300
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aparecer

Nearest frequency peer: aparecer (-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 “aparición”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “aparición” 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).

aparición vs apariciones
73% similar
aparición vs apareció
78% similar
aparición vs Aparicio
67% similar

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

Key facts for aparición
PropertyValue
Headwordaparición
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[apaɾiˈsjõn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,300
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “aparición”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aparecer” (#3,299), “arroz” (#3,301), “americanos” (#3,298). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aparición” va en #3,300. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around aparición (IPA [apaɾiˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,300 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for aparición, with forms such as "aaprición", "apairción", and "aparciión". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "apariciones", "apareció", "Aparicio", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is aparición, spelled A-P-A-R-I-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de aparecer o de aparecerse (dejarse ver, presentarse en un lugar).
  2. 2
    Visión o manifestación de una entidad no física o de un ser sobrenatural (como un ángel o un espíritu).
  3. 3
    Entidad no física, especialmente un individuo muerto o un espíritu, que resulta visible o se manifiesta.

Synonyms

aparecimientoaparecidoespectrofantasma

This word in other languages

appearance(English)apparition(Français)aparição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aaprición
  • apairción
  • aparciión
  • aparicción
  • aparicinó
  • apariciónn
  • aparicóin
  • apariicón
  • aparisión
  • aparrición
  • apparición
  • apraición
  • paarición

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aparición - 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.

aaprición2apairción2aparciión2aparicción1aparicinó2apariciónn1aparicóin2apariicón2
Edit distance from "aparición"

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 "aparición"?
"aparición" is spelled A-P-A-R-I-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [apaɾiˈsjõn].
What does "aparición" mean?
As a noun, "aparición" means: Acción o efecto de aparecer o de aparecerse (dejarse ver, presentarse en un lugar).
What words are commonly confused with "aparición"?
"aparición" is commonly confused with "apariciones", "apareció", "Aparicio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aparición"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aparición" is [apaɾiˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aparición" come from?
"aparición" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ciudadana#3,307tendremos#3,293cobertura#3,308consiguió#3,312

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

empezaron13 variantspaciencia13 variantslevantar13 variantsrevisión13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list