apelotar
[apeloˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“apelotar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer que se formen pelotas o grumos, especialmente en los alimentos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-apelotar · apelotar · Spanish
apelotar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apelotar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [apeloˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “apelotar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
apelotar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [apeloˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for apelotar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 apelotar, spelled A-P-E-L-O-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer que se formen pelotas o grumos, especialmente en los alimentos.
- 2Hacer que se forme un grupo cerrado de personas o seres vivos. Reunirlos.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how apelotar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Los condimentos ácidos apelotaron el caldo que tenía leche.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.