apretó

[apɾeˈt̪o]

/[apɾeˈt̪o]/ verb

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The verdict

“apretó” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,204. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,204
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apretar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-apreto · apretó · Spanish

apretó · rank #31,204 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,204
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aprenderá

Nearest frequency peer: aprenderá (-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 “apretó”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “apretó” 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).

apretó vs apto
50% similar
apretó vs arto
50% similar
apretó vs aprobó
67% similar

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

Key facts for apretó
PropertyValue
Headwordapretó
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apɾeˈt̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,204
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “apretó”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.apretócae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aprenderá” (#31,203), “apoyándose” (#31,202), “Araya” (#31,206). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “apretó” va en #31,204. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around apretó (IPA [apɾeˈt̪o]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,204 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apretar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for apretó, with forms such as "apertó", "appretó", and "aprettó". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "apto", "arto", "aprobó", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is apretó, spelled A-P-R-E-T-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apretar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apertó
  • appretó
  • aprettó
  • apreót
  • aprretó
  • aprteó
  • arpetó
  • paretó

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apertó2appretó1aprettó1apreót2aprretó1aprteó2arpetó2paretó2
Edit distance from "apretó"

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 "apretó"?
"apretó" is spelled A-P-R-E-T-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [apɾeˈt̪o].
What does "apretó" mean?
As a verb, "apretó" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apretar.
What words are commonly confused with "apretó"?
"apretó" is commonly confused with "apto", "arto", "aprobó". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apretó"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apretó" is [apɾeˈt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apretó" come from?
"apretó" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

angry8 variantsacosté8 variantsBerna8 variantsbesan8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list