apóstata

[aˈpost̪at̪a]

/[aˈpost̪at̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“apóstata” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,083 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,083
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El o la que comete apostasía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-apostata · apóstata · Spanish

apóstata · rank #62,083 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,083
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aprobaciones

Nearest frequency peer: aprobaciones (-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 “apóstata”

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 “apóstata” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for apóstata
PropertyValue
Headwordapóstata
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈpost̪at̪a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,083
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “apóstata” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).apóstatacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “aprobaciones” (#62,082), “argenta” (#62,084), “Armengol” (#62,085). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “apóstata” va en #62,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

apóstata is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,083 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈpost̪at̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "El o la que comete apostasía.".

apóstata has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is apóstata, spelled A-P-Ó-S-T-A-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    El o la que comete apostasía.

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); 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 "apóstata"?
"apóstata" is spelled A-P-Ó-S-T-A-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈpost̪at̪a].
What does "apóstata" mean?
As a noun, "apóstata" means: El o la que comete apostasía.
How do you pronounce "apóstata"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apóstata" is [aˈpost̪at̪a]. 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 "apóstata", 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