apical

/[apiˈkal]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,212

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

apical is anSpanishadj. It means: Que pertenece o concierne al ápice o punta de algo. Pronounced [apiˈkal]. Often confused with Arica and ápice.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of apical in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for apical is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [apiˈkal]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,212 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for apical, with forms such as "aipcal", "apcial", and "apiacl". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is apical, spelled A-P-I-C-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aipcal,apcial,apiacl,apicall,apiccal,apicla,appical,paical

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for apical

Misspelling Variants of "apical"

aipcal6apcial6apiacl6apicall7apiccal7apicla6appical7paical6
Misspelling Variants of "apical"

Frequency rank: #48,212 in Spanish

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 adj, "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?
"apical" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.