apartamento
[apaɾt̪aˈmẽn̪t̪o]
The verdict
“apartamento” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,216 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,216
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unidad de vivienda autónoma que ocupa solamente una parte de un edificio o complejo de residencias.
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 | apartamento |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [apaɾt̪aˈmẽn̪t̪o] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #4,216 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apartamento” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for apartamento is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [apaɾt̪aˈmẽn̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,216 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Unidad de vivienda autónoma que ocupa solamente una parte de un edificio o complejo de residencias.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for apartamento, with forms such as "aaprtamento", "aparatmento", and "aparrtamento". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "apartamentos", "apareamiento", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is apartamento, spelled A-P-A-R-T-A-M-E-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1Unidad de vivienda autónoma que ocupa solamente una parte de un edificio o complejo de residencias.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aaprtamento,aparatmento,aparrtamento,apartaemnto,apartamennto,apartamenot,apartamentto,apartametno,apartammento,apartamneto,apartmaento,aparttamento,apatramento,appartamento,apratamento,paartamento
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apartamento - 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.
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Using “apartamento”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-P-A-R-T-A-M-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [apaɾt̪aˈmẽn̪t̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “apartamentos” - see the side-by-side comparison. apartamento vs apartamentos
- 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.