apóstrofe
Spanish, noun
apóstrofe is spelled A-P-Ó-S-T-R-O-F-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 122,511th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apóstrofe is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “apostrophe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, apostrofe is a different word: “first/third-person singular present subjunctive”. With an accent, apostrofé is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of apostrofar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Figura retórica que consiste en hacer una interrupción del discurso dirigiéndose a una o varias personas, de…”.
What does apóstrofe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineapostrophe
- 2
masculinenonstandardapostrophe
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of apostrofar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Figura retórica que consiste en hacer una interrupción del discurso dirigiéndose a una o varias personas, de manera vehemente, o a seres inanimados, o a personas ausentes o muertas. 2. Discurso provocativo o insultante.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of apóstrofe
- apóstrofes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to apóstrofe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apóstrofe in Spanish?
apóstrofe appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).