apropiar
[apɾoˈpjaɾ]
The verdict
“apropiar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #89,557 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #89,557
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Adecuar una cosa a otra: el profesor de arte dramático nos enseña a apropiar la voz al gesto.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apropiar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [apɾoˈpjaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #89,557 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apropiar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for apropiar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [apɾoˈpjaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #89,557 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for apropiar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is apropiar, spelled A-P-R-O-P-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1Adecuar una cosa a otra: el profesor de arte dramático nos enseña a apropiar la voz al gesto.
- 2apropiarse Adueñarse de algo que pertenece a otra persona, especialmente si es de forma indebida: siempre se apropia de las ideas e iniciativas que se me ocurren a mí. apoderarse.
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.
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Using “apropiar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-P-R-O-P-I-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [apɾoˈpjaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.