apical
[apiˈkal]
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
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne al ápice o punta de algo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apical |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [apiˈkal] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #48,212 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apical” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around apical (IPA [apiˈkal]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,212 among 120,137 “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
- 1Que pertenece o concierne al ápice o punta de algo.
- 2Dicho 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.
- 3Dicho 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.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “apical”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-P-I-C-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [apiˈkal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Arica” - see the side-by-side comparison. apical vs Arica
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.