apéndice

[aˈpẽn̪d̪ise]

/[aˈpẽn̪d̪ise]/ noun

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The verdict

“apéndice” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,152. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,152
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte accesoria de algo, que cuelga o sobresale, generalmente alargada y de pequeño tamaño.

Corpus desk

Index ES-apendice · apéndice · Spanish

apéndice · rank #18,152 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,152
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aprovecharon

Nearest frequency peer: aprovecharon (-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 “apéndice”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “apéndice” 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).

apéndice vs apéndices
89% similar
apéndice vs aprendices
70% similar

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

Key facts for apéndice
PropertyValue
Headwordapéndice
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈpẽn̪d̪ise]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,152
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “apéndice”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.apéndicecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aprovecharon” (#18,151), “argumentación” (#18,153), “apogeo” (#18,150). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “apéndice” va en #18,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around apéndice (IPA [aˈpẽn̪d̪ise]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,152 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for apéndice, with forms such as "apnédice", "appéndice", and "apédnice". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "apéndices", "aprendices", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is apéndice, spelled A-P-É-N-D-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte accesoria de algo, que cuelga o sobresale, generalmente alargada y de pequeño tamaño.
  2. 2
    Texto añadido al final de un libro, con algún tipo de información o comentarios.
  3. 3
    Persona que acompaña a otra de continuo y que actúa como si fuera su prolongación, ejecutando sus órdenes y voluntad.
  4. 4
    Tubo hueco de unos diez centímetros, con aspecto de gusano, que cuelga del intestino ciego en la parte inferior derecha del abdomen. Está formado por fibras musculares, tejido linático y un epitelio como el del colon.
  5. 5
    Conjunto de escamas que tienen ciertos peciolos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Apéndice nasal.

This word in other languages

appendix(English)appendice(Français)Anhang(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apnédice
  • appéndice
  • apédnice
  • apéndcie
  • apénddice
  • apéndicce
  • apéndiec
  • apéndise
  • apénidce
  • apénndice
  • aépndice
  • paéndice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apéndice - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apnédice2appéndice1apédnice2apéndcie2apénddice1apéndicce1apéndiec2apéndise1
Edit distance from "apéndice"

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 "apéndice"?
"apéndice" is spelled A-P-É-N-D-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈpẽn̪d̪ise].
What does "apéndice" mean?
As a noun, "apéndice" means: Parte accesoria de algo, que cuelga o sobresale, generalmente alargada y de pequeño tamaño.
What words are commonly confused with "apéndice"?
"apéndice" is commonly confused with "apéndices", "aprendices". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apéndice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apéndice" is [aˈpẽn̪d̪ise]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apéndice" come from?
"apéndice" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

averigua#18,161acordaba#18,138Bermúdez#18,166aclarado#18,136

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

aumentará12 variantscompacto12 variantsconfiando12 variantscontadas12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list