aprensión

[apɾẽnˈsjõn]

/[apɾẽnˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“aprensión” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #52,687 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#52,687
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aprehensión.

Key facts for aprensión
PropertyValue
Headwordaprensión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[apɾẽnˈsjõn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,687
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aprensión” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aprensión lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for aprensión is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [apɾẽnˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,687 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 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?
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Using “aprensión”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-P-R-E-N-S-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [apɾẽnˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list