apetecido

[apet̪eˈsið̞o]

/[apet̪eˈsið̞o]/ verb

The verdict

“apetecido” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,087 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,087
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participio de apetecer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-apetecido · apetecido · Spanish

apetecido · rank #98,087 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,087
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH apes

Nearest frequency peer: apes (-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 “apetecido”

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 “apetecido” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for apetecido
PropertyValue
Headwordapetecido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apet̪eˈsið̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,087
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “apetecido” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “apes” (#98,086), “apilan” (#98,088), “apadrina” (#98,085). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “apetecido” va en #98,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

apetecido is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,087 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [apet̪eˈsið̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de apetecer.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for apetecido, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is apetecido, spelled A-P-E-T-E-C-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de apetecer.

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 "apetecido"?
"apetecido" is spelled A-P-E-T-E-C-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [apet̪eˈsið̞o].
What does "apetecido" mean?
As a verb, "apetecido" means: Participio de apetecer.
How do you pronounce "apetecido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apetecido" is [apet̪eˈsið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apetecido" come from?
"apetecido" 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 "apetecido", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list