apéndice
The verdict
“apéndice” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,152 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,152
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: Parte accesoria de algo, que cuelga o sobresale, generalmente alargada y de pequeño tamaño.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apéndice |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈpẽn̪d̪ise] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #18,152 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apéndice” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for apéndice is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈpẽn̪d̪ise]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,152 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for apéndice, with forms such as "apnédice", "appéndice", and "apédnice". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "apéndices", "aprendices", 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 apéndice, spelled A-P-É-N-D-I-C-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Parte accesoria de algo, que cuelga o sobresale, generalmente alargada y de pequeño tamaño.
- 2Texto añadido al final de un libro, con algún tipo de información o comentarios.
- 3Persona que acompaña a otra de continuo y que actúa como si fuera su prolongación, ejecutando sus órdenes y voluntad.
- 4Tubo 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.
- 5Conjunto de escamas que tienen ciertos peciolos.
This word in other languages
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.
Edit distance from "apéndice"
Frequency rank: #18,152 in Spanish
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Using “apéndice”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-P-É-N-D-I-C-E — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈpẽn̪d̪ise] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “apéndices” — see the side-by-side comparison. apéndice vs apéndices
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Nearby Spanish words
Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Spanish index: