apelar

[apeˈlaɾ]

/[apeˈlaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“apelar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,509. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,509
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Protestar una decisión ante un tercero.

Corpus desk

Index ES-apelar · apelar · Spanish

apelar · rank #14,509 · 8 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,509
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aparecerá

Nearest frequency peer: aparecerá (-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 “apelar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “apelar” 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).

apelar vs apena
67% similar
apelar vs apenas
67% similar
apelar vs apoyar
67% similar

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

Key facts for apelar
PropertyValue
Headwordapelar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apeˈlaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,509
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “apelar”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aparecerá” (#14,508), “aportando” (#14,510), “anhelo” (#14,507). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “apelar” va en #14,509. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around apelar (IPA [apeˈlaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,509 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for apelar, with forms such as "aeplar", "apealr", and "apelarr". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "apena", "apenas", "apoyar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is apelar, spelled A-P-E-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Protestar una decisión ante un tercero.
  2. 2
    Hacer un llamado en contra de una idea establecida.
  3. 3
    Mostrar desacuerdo ante una sentencia o sanción por considerarse injusta o desproporcionada.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how apelar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. AMD apeló esa decisión y posteriormente ganó bajo arbitrio judicial.
  2. Apeló al soberano español con su peculiar y característico tono irritantemente conminativo exigiéndole, más que pidiéndole, que ejecutase «alguna empressa famosa» en pro de la religión y contra Isabel I.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aeplar
  • apealr
  • apelarr
  • apellar
  • apelra
  • aplear
  • appelar
  • paelar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aeplar2apealr2apelarr1apellar1apelra2aplear2appelar1paelar2
Edit distance from "apelar"

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 "apelar"?
"apelar" is spelled A-P-E-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [apeˈlaɾ].
What does "apelar" mean?
As a verb, "apelar" means: Protestar una decisión ante un tercero.
What words are commonly confused with "apelar"?
"apelar" is commonly confused with "apena", "apenas", "apoyar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apelar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apelar" is [apeˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apelar" come from?
"apelar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list