apestar

[apesˈt̪aɾ]

/[apesˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“apestar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,580 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,580
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desprender mal olor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-apestar · apestar · Spanish

apestar · rank #91,580 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,580
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH apenados

Nearest frequency peer: apenados (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “apestar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for apestar
PropertyValue
Headwordapestar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apesˈt̪aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,580
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “apestar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).apestarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “apenados” (#91,579), “apodaron” (#91,581), “apoteósico” (#91,582). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “apestar” va en #91,580. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

apestar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,580 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [apesˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Desprender mal olor.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for apestar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is apestar, spelled A-P-E-S-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desprender mal olor.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "apestar"?
"apestar" is spelled A-P-E-S-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [apesˈt̪aɾ].
What does "apestar" mean?
As a verb, "apestar" means: Desprender mal olor.
How do you pronounce "apestar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apestar" is [apesˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list