apartar

/[apaɾˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,916

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

apartar is aSpanishverb. It means: Alejar de un lugar o idea, desviar, echar, a un lado. Pronounced [apaɾˈt̪aɾ]. Often confused with aparte and aporta.

Key facts for apartar
PropertyValue
Headwordapartar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apaɾˈt̪aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,916
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for apartar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [apaɾˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,916 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for apartar, with forms such as "aaprtar", "aparatr", and "aparrtar". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aparte", "aporta", "avatar", 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 apartar, spelled A-P-A-R-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
    Alejar de un lugar o idea, desviar, echar, a un lado.
  2. 2
    Separar, desunir, dividir.
  3. 3
    Quitar una cosa del lugar que ocupaba.
  4. 4
    Disuadir, inducir a alguno a que desista de su propósito.
  5. 5
    Seguir el perro el rastro de alguna res, sin distraerse por cosa alguna.
  6. 6
    Separar el apartador las cuatro suertes de lana que tiene cada vellón.
  7. 7
    Distinguir, diferenciar.
  8. 8
    Disuadirse, desistir , convencerse de lo contrario; separarse de algún propósito.
  9. 9
    Reservar un artículo para la venta entregándolo cuando el cliente termine de efectuar el pago total.
  10. 10
    Por extensión, reservar un asiento, una mesa o un recinto.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aaprtar,aparatr,aparrtar,apartarr,apartra,aparttar,apatrar,appartar,apratar,paartar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for apartar

Misspelling Variants of "apartar"

aaprtar7aparatr7aparrtar8apartarr8apartra7aparttar8apatrar7appartar8
Misspelling Variants of "apartar"

Frequency rank: #19,916 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apartar"?
"apartar" is spelled A-P-A-R-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [apaɾˈt̪aɾ].
What does "apartar" mean?
As a verb, "apartar" means: Alejar de un lugar o idea, desviar, echar, a un lado.
What words are commonly confused with "apartar"?
"apartar" is commonly confused with "aparte", "aporta", "avatar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apartar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apartar" is [apaɾˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apartar" come from?
"apartar" 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.