apes

Name: apes, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/eɪps/

//eɪps// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“apes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,086 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,086
frequency rank, Spanish: 7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de ape.

Corpus desk

Index ES-apes · apes · Spanish

apes · rank #98,086 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-RARE #98,086
LEN-MID 4 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-0 0 variants
BOOK-DENSE 7,704
PHOTO-FINISH apadrina

Nearest frequency peer: apadrina (-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.

antelo

1,920
apadrina

1,916
apes

1,915
apetecido

1,914
apilan

1,913
apoderaba

1,912

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “apes” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Key facts for apes
Property	Value
Headword	apes
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/eɪps/
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#98,086
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “apes” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.apescae en esta cola de rareza:

#98,086

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “apadrina” (#98,085), “apetecido” (#98,087), “apilan” (#98,088). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “apes” va en #98,086. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

apes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,086 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /eɪps/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de ape.".

apes has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is apes, spelled A-P-E-S.

Definition

1
Forma del plural de ape.

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 "apes"?

"apes" is spelled A-P-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /eɪps/.

What does "apes" mean?

As a noun, "apes" means: Forma del plural de ape.

How do you pronounce "apes"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apes" is /eɪps/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "apes" come from?

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