apostólico
The verdict
“apostólico” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #22,262 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #22,262
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: Relacionado con los apóstoles (discípulos de Jesucristo)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apostólico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [aposˈt̪oliko] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #22,262 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apostólico” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for apostólico is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aposˈt̪oliko]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,262 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for apostólico, with forms such as "aopstólico", "aposstólico", and "apostlóico". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "apostólicos", "apostólica", 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 apostólico, spelled A-P-O-S-T-Ó-L-I-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Relacionado con los apóstoles (discípulos de Jesucristo)
- 2Que proviene del papa. Indulto apostólico
- 3Se lo aplica la Iglesia católica a sí misma por entender que su doctrina proviene de los apóstoles.
- 4Sociedad española de tipo sectario y ultratradicionalista creada para defender la candidatura del infante Carlos María Isidro, que daría origen a las guerras carlistas (siglo XIX)
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aopstólico,aposstólico,apostlóico,aposttólico,apostóilco,apostólcio,apostólicco,apostólioc,apostóllico,aposótlico,apotsólico,appostólico,apsotólico,paostólico
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apostólico — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "apostólico"
Frequency rank: #22,262 in Spanish
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Using “apostólico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-P-O-S-T-Ó-L-I-C-O — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aposˈt̪oliko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “apostólicos” — see the side-by-side comparison. apostólico vs apostólicos
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Nearby Spanish words
Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Spanish index: