apolillar
[apoliˈʝaɾ]
The verdict
“apolillar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de la polilla: roer las prendas de ropa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-apolillar · apolillar · Spanish
apolillar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | apolillar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [apoliˈʝaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “apolillar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
apolillar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [apoliˈʝaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dicho de la polilla: roer las prendas de ropa.".
apolillar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is apolillar, spelled A-P-O-L-I-L-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Dicho de la polilla: roer las prendas de ropa.
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.