apresurando

[apɾesuˈɾãn̪d̪o]

/[apɾesuˈɾãn̪d̪o]/ verb

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The verdict

“apresurando” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,201 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,201
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

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

Key facts for apresurando
PropertyValue
Headwordapresurando
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apɾesuˈɾãn̪d̪o]
Letters11
Frequency rank#99,201
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “apresurando” 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). apresurando lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

apresurando is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,201 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [apɾesuˈɾãn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerundio de apresurar.".

apresurando has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is apresurando, spelled A-P-R-E-S-U-R-A-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerundio de apresurar.

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 "apresurando"?
"apresurando" is spelled A-P-R-E-S-U-R-A-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [apɾesuˈɾãn̪d̪o].
What does "apresurando" mean?
As a verb, "apresurando" means: Gerundio de apresurar.
How do you pronounce "apresurando"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apresurando" is [apɾesuˈɾãn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apresurando" come from?
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Using “apresurando”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-P-R-E-S-U-R-A-N-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [apɾesuˈɾãn̪d̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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