apretado

[apɾeˈt̪að̞o]

/[apɾeˈt̪að̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“apretado” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,040. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,040
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Muy junto y falto de espacio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-apretado · apretado · Spanish

apretado · rank #17,040 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,040
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aprecian

Nearest frequency peer: aprecian (-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 “apretado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “apretado” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

apretado vs apretó
63% similar
apretado vs apretar
75% similar
apretado vs aprobado
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for apretado
PropertyValue
Headwordapretado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[apɾeˈt̪að̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,040
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “apretado”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aprecian” (#17,039), “aptitud” (#17,041), “aplaudir” (#17,038). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “apretado” va en #17,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around apretado (IPA [apɾeˈt̪að̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,040 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for apretado, with forms such as "apertado", "appretado", and "apreatdo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "apretó", "apretar", "aprobado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is apretado, spelled A-P-R-E-T-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Muy junto y falto de espacio.
  2. 2
    Ajustado o cerrado con fuerza.
  3. 3
    Que no cede sus bienes o dinero voluntariamente.
  4. 4
    Que corre peligro de fracasar o de no resultar.
  5. 5
    Que está lleno de obligaciones y deberes.
  6. 6
    Falto de dinero.
  7. 7
    Se dice de la letra manuscrita muy pequeña y difícil de leer.
  8. 8
    Que siente un orgullo excesivo e indebido por sí mismo.
  9. 9
    Dicho de una persona, de carácter inflexible y severo.
  10. 10
    Descarado.

Synonyms

estrechoconstreñidoapiñadotupidotrancadoagripadoduroajustadoceñidoprietoagarradoavaromanito de guaguamezquinoroñosotacañopeligrosoarduodifícilocupadoapuradoafanosopatourgidoplanchadolimpioengreídopresuntuosoestrictojodidoriguroso

Antonyms

anchoholgadohuangoflojolaxohumilde

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apertado
  • appretado
  • apreatdo
  • apretaddo
  • apretaod
  • apretdao
  • aprettado
  • aprretado
  • aprteado
  • arpetado
  • paretado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apretado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apertado2appretado1apreatdo2apretaddo1apretaod2apretdao2aprettado1aprretado1
Edit distance from "apretado"

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 "apretado"?
"apretado" is spelled A-P-R-E-T-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [apɾeˈt̪að̞o].
What does "apretado" mean?
As an adjective, "apretado" means: Muy junto y falto de espacio.
What words are commonly confused with "apretado"?
"apretado" is commonly confused with "apretó", "apretar", "aprobado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apretado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apretado" is [apɾeˈt̪að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apretado" come from?
"apretado" 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 "apretado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aprecian#17,039aplaudir#17,038auxilios#17,050adaptada#17,024

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

borracha11 variantsabortar11 variantscambies11 variantsCaroline11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list