apical

[apiˈkal]

/[apiˈkal]/ adj

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The verdict

“apical” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #48,212. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,212
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne al ápice o punta de algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-apical · apical · Spanish

apical · rank #48,212 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,212
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH apostólicos

Nearest frequency peer: apostólicos (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “apical”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “apical” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

apical vs Arica
50% similar
apical vs ápice
50% similar
apical vs aplicar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for apical
PropertyValue
Headwordapical
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[apiˈkal]
Letters6
Frequency rank#48,212
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “apical”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).apicalcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “apostólicos” (#48,213), “análogas” (#48,210), “aprovechará” (#48,215). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “apical” va en #48,212. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around apical (IPA [apiˈkal]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,212 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for apical, with forms such as "aipcal", "apcial", and "apiacl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Arica", "ápice", "aplicar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is apical, spelled A-P-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne al ápice o punta de algo.
  2. 2
    Dicho de un fonema, que se articula con el ápice de la lengua tocando la cara interior de los dientes superiores o el alveolo del paladar.
  3. 3
    Dicho de un órgano, que se ubica en el extremo de crecimiento de los tejidos, a diferencia de aquellos que se intercalan en el tejido permanente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how apical appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Talo casi foliáceo, cartilaginoso-gelatinoso, lagunoso, amarillento-blanquecino con eflorescencia garza; apotecios pedicelados, con margen elevada y disco plano de color más claro; varía la longitud y anchura de las lacinias del talo, el ser éstas planas ó acanaladas y la situación lateral ó apical de los apotecios, y el tener ó no soredios harinosos.
  2. La palmera por antonomasia, como quiere la Real Academia de la Lengua, es una palma prócer, con es estípite hasta de 30 m. de altura y un gran penacho apical de prolongadas hojas pinnatisectas.

This word in other languages

apical(English)apical(Français)Scheitel-(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aipcal
  • apcial
  • apiacl
  • apicall
  • apiccal
  • apicla
  • appical
  • paical

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apical - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aipcal2apcial2apiacl2apicall1apiccal1apicla2appical1paical2
Edit distance from "apical"

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 "apical"?
"apical" is spelled A-P-I-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [apiˈkal].
What does "apical" mean?
As an adjective, "apical" means: Que pertenece o concierne al ápice o punta de algo.
What words are commonly confused with "apical"?
"apical" is commonly confused with "Arica", "ápice", "aplicar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apical"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apical" is [apiˈkal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apical" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aquila#48,217asigne#48,223amarse#48,200aspire#48,225

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

arresta8 variantsastilla8 variantsasumes8 variantsBiobío8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list