aprehensión

[apɾeẽnˈsjõn]

/[apɾeẽnˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“aprehensión” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,376. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,376
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción y efecto de aprehender.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aprehension · aprehensión · Spanish

aprehensión · rank #24,376 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,376
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aportaron

Nearest frequency peer: aportaron (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “aprehensión”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “aprehensión” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aprehensión
PropertyValue
Headwordaprehensión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[apɾeẽnˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#24,376
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “aprehensión”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).aprehensióncae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aportaron” (#24,375), “aprendas” (#24,377), “apasionante” (#24,374). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aprehensión” va en #24,376. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around aprehensión (IPA [apɾeẽnˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,376 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for aprehensión, with forms such as "aperhensión", "apprehensión", and "apreehnsión". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is aprehensión, spelled A-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de aprehender.
  2. 2
    Comprensión.
  3. 3
    Uno de los cuatro procesos forales privilegiados de Aragón, que consiste en poner bajo la jurisdicción real la cosa aprehendida, mientras se justifica a quién pertenece.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aperhensión
  • apprehensión
  • apreehnsión
  • aprehención
  • aprehenisón
  • aprehennsión
  • aprehensinó
  • aprehensiónn
  • aprehenssión
  • aprehensóin
  • aprehesnión
  • aprehhensión
  • aprehnesión
  • aprheensión
  • aprrehensión
  • arpehensión
  • parehensión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aprehensión - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aperhensión2apprehensión1apreehnsión2aprehención1aprehenisón2aprehennsión1aprehensinó2aprehensiónn1
Edit distance from "aprehensión"

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 "aprehensión"?
"aprehensión" is spelled A-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [apɾeẽnˈsjõn].
What does "aprehensión" mean?
As a noun, "aprehensión" means: Acción y efecto de aprehender.
What are common misspellings of "aprehensión"?
Common misspellings include "aperhensión", "apprehensión", "apreehnsión", "aprehención", "aprehenisón". The correct spelling is "aprehensión".
How do you pronounce "aprehensión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aprehensión" is [apɾeẽnˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aprehensión" come from?
"aprehensión" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

apasionante#24,374animaciones#24,372arzobispado#24,382bienvenidas#24,399

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

ametralladora17 variantstransitorio17 variantscoincidimos17 variantscomandancia17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list