apóstol

/[aˈpost̪ol]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,303

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

apóstol is aSpanishnoun. It means: Cualquiera de los doce discípulos principales de Jesucristo que predicaron sus enseñanzas. Pronounced [aˈpost̪ol]. Often confused with apóstoles and agosto.

Key facts for apóstol
PropertyValue
Headwordapóstol
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈpost̪ol]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,303
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of apóstol in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for apóstol is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈpost̪ol]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,303 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for apóstol, with forms such as "appóstol", "apsótol", and "apósotl". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "apóstoles", "agosto", "apostó", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is apóstol, spelled A-P-Ó-S-T-O-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cualquiera de los doce discípulos principales de Jesucristo que predicaron sus enseñanzas.
  2. 2
    Cualquier enviado a transmitir ideas fuera de su ámbito de origen.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: appóstol,apsótol,apósotl,apósstol,apóstlo,apóstoll,apósttol,apótsol,aópstol,paóstol

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for apóstol

Misspelling Variants of "apóstol"

appóstol8apsótol7apósotl7apósstol8apóstlo7apóstoll8apósttol8apótsol7
Misspelling Variants of "apóstol"

Frequency rank: #12,303 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apóstol"?
"apóstol" is spelled A-P-Ó-S-T-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈpost̪ol].
What does "apóstol" mean?
As a noun, "apóstol" means: Cualquiera de los doce discípulos principales de Jesucristo que predicaron sus enseñanzas.
What words are commonly confused with "apóstol"?
"apóstol" is commonly confused with "apóstoles", "agosto", "apostó". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apóstol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apóstol" is [aˈpost̪ol]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apóstol" come from?
"apóstol" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.