aprehender

[apɾeẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]

/[apɾeẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“aprehender” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,080 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,080
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Coger, asir, prender a una persona, o bien alguna cosa, especialmente si es de contrabando.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aprehender · aprehender · Spanish

aprehender · rank #62,080 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,080
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH apreciará

Nearest frequency peer: apreciará (-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 “aprehender”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aprehender
PropertyValue
Headwordaprehender
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apɾeẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,080
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “aprehender” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.aprehendercae 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: “apreciará” (#62,079), “aprobaciones” (#62,082), “apelaron” (#62,077). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aprehender” va en #62,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aprehender is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,080 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [apɾeẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for aprehender in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 aprehender, spelled A-P-R-E-H-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Coger, asir, prender a una persona, o bien alguna cosa, especialmente si es de contrabando.
  2. 2
    Concebir las especies de las cosas sin hacer juicio de ellas o sin afirmar ni negar.
  3. 3
    Agarrar o atrapar mentalmente un objeto.

This word in other languages

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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 "aprehender"?
"aprehender" is spelled A-P-R-E-H-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [apɾeẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ].
What does "aprehender" mean?
As a verb, "aprehender" means: Coger, asir, prender a una persona, o bien alguna cosa, especialmente si es de contrabando.
How do you pronounce "aprehender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aprehender" is [apɾeẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aprehender" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list