aplacar

[aplaˈkaɾ]

/[aplaˈkaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“aplacar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,347. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,347
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Calmar o apaciguar el ánimo violento o excitado de una persona o grupo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aplacar · aplacar · Spanish

aplacar · rank #35,347 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,347
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH apetezca

Nearest frequency peer: apetezca (-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 “aplacar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “aplacar” 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).

aplacar vs atacar
71% similar
aplacar vs aplicar
86% similar
aplacar vs aplican
71% similar

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

Key facts for aplacar
PropertyValue
Headwordaplacar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aplaˈkaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,347
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “aplacar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).aplacarcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “apetezca” (#35,346), “aplasta” (#35,348), “aora” (#35,345). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aplacar” va en #35,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around aplacar (IPA [aplaˈkaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,347 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Calmar o apaciguar el ánimo violento o excitado de una persona o grupo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for aplacar, with forms such as "alpacar", "apalcar", and "aplaacr". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "atacar", "aplicar", "aplican", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is aplacar, spelled A-P-L-A-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Calmar o apaciguar el ánimo violento o excitado de una persona o grupo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Incluso el infante don Juan llegó a prestar obediencia al rey y el rey de Portugal aplacó sus ánimos belicosos.
  2. Ibáñez renuncia en 1932 y la inestabilidad política se acentúa tras un golpe militar que da origen a la República Socialista de Chile que sólo duraría un poco más de 3 meses antes de que Alessandri reasumiera el poder y recuperara la economía, lo que no aplacó la tensión entre los partidos.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alpacar
  • apalcar
  • aplaacr
  • aplacarr
  • aplaccar
  • aplacra
  • aplcaar
  • apllacar
  • applacar
  • palacar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aplacar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alpacar2apalcar2aplaacr2aplacarr1aplaccar1aplacra2aplcaar2apllacar1
Edit distance from "aplacar"

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 "aplacar"?
"aplacar" is spelled A-P-L-A-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aplaˈkaɾ].
What does "aplacar" mean?
As a verb, "aplacar" means: Calmar o apaciguar el ánimo violento o excitado de una persona o grupo.
What words are commonly confused with "aplacar"?
"aplacar" is commonly confused with "atacar", "aplicar", "aplican". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aplacar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aplacar" is [aplaˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aplacar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list