apetencia
[apeˈt̪ẽnsja]
The verdict
“apetencia” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ganas de comer.
Corpus desk
Index ES-apetencia · apetencia · Spanish
apetencia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apetencia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [apeˈt̪ẽnsja] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “apetencia” en español
Rare enough to double-check
apetencia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [apeˈt̪ẽnsja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for apetencia in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is apetencia, spelled A-P-E-T-E-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1Ganas de comer.
- 2Movimiento natural que inclina al hombre a desear alguna cosa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how apetencia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Las apetencias vehementes de una cosa ciegan el alma para las demás.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.