aprensión

[apɾẽnˈsjõn]

/[apɾẽnˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“aprensión” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,687 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,687
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aprehensión.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aprension · aprensión · Spanish

aprensión · rank #52,687 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,687
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH apresurarse

Nearest frequency peer: apresurarse (+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 “aprensión”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aprensión
PropertyValue
Headwordaprensión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[apɾẽnˈsjõn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,687
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “aprensión” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).aprensióncae 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: “apresurarse” (#52,688), “apnea” (#52,685), “apicultura” (#52,684). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aprensión” va en #52,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aprensión is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,687 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [apɾẽnˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aprensión, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is aprensión, spelled A-P-R-E-N-S-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aprehensión.
  2. 2
    Escrúpulo, recelo de ponerse una persona en contacto con otra o con cosa de que le pueda venir contagio, o bien de hacer o decir algo que teme sea perjudicial o inoportuno.
  3. 3
    Opinión, figuración, idea infundada o extraña.
  4. 4
    Concepto desfavorable que se tiene de una persona, cosa o idea, particularmente si es infundado.

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 "aprensión"?
"aprensión" is spelled A-P-R-E-N-S-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [apɾẽnˈsjõn].
What does "aprensión" mean?
As a noun, "aprensión" means: Aprehensión.
How do you pronounce "aprensión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aprensión" is [apɾẽnˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aprensión" come from?
"aprensión" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list