apócopa
[aˈpokopa]
The verdict
“apócopa” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pérdida u omisión de uno o más sonidos al final de una palabra, en su uso histórico o retórico.
Corpus desk
Index ES-apocopa · apócopa · Spanish
apócopa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | apócopa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈpokopa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “apócopa” en español
Rare enough to double-check
apócopa is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈpokopa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pérdida u omisión de uno o más sonidos al final de una palabra, en su uso histórico o retórico.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for apócopa in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is apócopa, spelled A-P-Ó-C-O-P-A.
Definition
- 1Pérdida u omisión de uno o más sonidos al final de una palabra, en su uso histórico o retórico.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how apócopa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
san es la apócope de santo; cine, de cinematógrafo.
Synonyms
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.