aporía
[apoˈɾia]
The verdict
“aporía” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Problema insoluble o que no tiene solución viable.
Corpus desk
Index ES-aporia · aporía · Spanish
aporía · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | aporía |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [apoˈɾia] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “aporía” en español
Rare enough to double-check
aporía is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [apoˈɾia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
aporía doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is aporía, spelled A-P-O-R-Í-A.
Definition
- 1Problema insoluble o que no tiene solución viable.
- 2Paradoja, contradicción o imposibilidad a la que se llega a partir de ciertas premisas o suposiciones.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aporía appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diodoro Cronos, por ejemplo, modificó las leyes racionalmente imposibles (aporías) de Zenón de Elea para negar así el movimiento de las cosas.
This word in other languages
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.