aposento

[apoˈsẽn̪t̪o]

/[apoˈsẽn̪t̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“aposento” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,326 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,326
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuarto, pieza o habitación de una casa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aposento · aposento · Spanish

aposento · rank #61,326 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,326
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH apremia

Nearest frequency peer: apremia (+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 “aposento”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “aposento” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aposento
PropertyValue
Headwordaposento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[apoˈsẽn̪t̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,326
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “aposento” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.aposentocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “apremia” (#61,327), “anunciarán” (#61,324), “apropian” (#61,328). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aposento” va en #61,326. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aposento is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,326 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [apoˈsẽn̪t̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for aposento in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is aposento, spelled A-P-O-S-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuarto, pieza o habitación de una casa.
  2. 2
    Hospedaje, posada o asentamiento.
  3. 3
    Antepalco.

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 "aposento"?
"aposento" is spelled A-P-O-S-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [apoˈsẽn̪t̪o].
What does "aposento" mean?
As a noun, "aposento" means: Cuarto, pieza o habitación de una casa.
How do you pronounce "aposento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aposento" is [apoˈsẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list