aprieto

[aˈpɾjet̪o]

/[aˈpɾjet̪o]/ verb

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The verdict

“aprieto” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,334. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,334
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de apretar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aprieto · aprieto · Spanish

aprieto · rank #30,334 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,334
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH apreciados

Nearest frequency peer: apreciados (-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 “aprieto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “aprieto” 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).

aprieto vs apruebo
71% similar
aprieto vs Arrieta
57% similar
aprieto vs aprietos
88% similar

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

Key facts for aprieto
PropertyValue
Headwordaprieto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈpɾjet̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,334
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “aprieto”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).aprietocae 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 “apreciados” (#30,333), “aproximaciones” (#30,335), “apuñalado” (#30,336). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aprieto” va en #30,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around aprieto (IPA [aˈpɾjet̪o]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,334 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de apretar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for aprieto, with forms such as "apireto", "apprieto", and "apreito". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "apruebo", "Arrieta", "aprietos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 aprieto, spelled A-P-R-I-E-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de apretar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apireto
  • apprieto
  • apreito
  • aprieot
  • aprietto
  • apriteo
  • aprrieto
  • arpieto
  • parieto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aprieto - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apireto2apprieto1apreito2aprieot2aprietto1apriteo2aprrieto1arpieto2
Edit distance from "aprieto"

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 "aprieto"?
"aprieto" is spelled A-P-R-I-E-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈpɾjet̪o].
What does "aprieto" mean?
As a verb, "aprieto" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de apretar.
What words are commonly confused with "aprieto"?
"aprieto" is commonly confused with "apruebo", "Arrieta", "aprietos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aprieto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aprieto" is [aˈpɾjet̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aprieto" come from?
"aprieto" 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 "aprieto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aléjate#30,329alterno#30,328asiente#30,341atacaba#30,342

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

atalaya9 variantsatendía9 variantsafilado9 variantsadorado9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list