apócrifo
[aˈpokɾifo]
The verdict
“apócrifo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,579 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,579
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que simula, imita o parece ser real, sin serlo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-apocrifo · apócrifo · Spanish
apócrifo · rank #63,579 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,579
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH apropiaron
Nearest frequency peer: apropiaron (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “apócrifo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- aparentaba
aparentaba
36,426 corpus weight
- aposté
aposté
36,424 corpus weight
- apropiaron
apropiaron
36,423 corpus weight
- apócrifo
apócrifo
36,422 corpus weight
- arbitrajes
arbitrajes
36,421 corpus weight
- arguye
arguye
36,419 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “apócrifo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apócrifo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [aˈpokɾifo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #63,579 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “apócrifo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
apócrifo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,579 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aˈpokɾifo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for apócrifo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is apócrifo, spelled A-P-Ó-C-R-I-F-O.
Definition
- 1Que simula, imita o parece ser real, sin serlo.
- 2En particular, dicho de un escrito, falsamente atribuido a un autor.
- 3Dicho de un texto religioso, que no forma parte del canon de la religión en cuestión.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how apócrifo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Otros (los) llamamos apócrifos, que ni consta de su autor ni hasta ahora la Iglesia los ha recibido por canónicos, aunque se permiten.
Synonyms
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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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