apartan
[aˈpaɾt̪ãn]
The verdict
“apartan” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #49,421 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #49,421
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apartar o de apartarse.
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 | apartan |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aˈpaɾt̪ãn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #49,421 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apartan” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for apartan is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈpaɾt̪ãn]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,421 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apartar o de apartarse.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for apartan, with forms such as "aaprtan", "aparatn", and "aparrtan". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "aparte", "aporta", "aportar", 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is apartan, spelled A-P-A-R-T-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apartar o de apartarse.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aaprtan,aparatn,aparrtan,apartann,apartna,aparttan,apatran,appartan,apratan,paartan
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apartan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “apartan”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-P-A-R-T-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈpaɾt̪ãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “aparte” - see the side-by-side comparison. apartan vs aparte
- 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.