apurar

[apuˈɾaɾ]

/[apuˈɾaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“apurar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,965. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,965
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Purificar o limpiar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-apurar · apurar · Spanish

apurar · rank #32,965 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,965
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arcoíris

Nearest frequency peer: arcoíris (+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 “apurar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “apurar” 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).

apurar vs aura
67% similar
apurar vs apuro
67% similar
apurar vs Apure
50% similar

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

Key facts for apurar
PropertyValue
Headwordapurar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apuˈɾaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,965
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “apurar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).apurarcae 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 “arcoíris” (#32,966), “apaciguar” (#32,963), “Arkansas” (#32,967). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “apurar” va en #32,965. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around apurar (IPA [apuˈɾaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,965 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for apurar, with forms such as "appurar", "apruar", and "apuarr". 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, "aura", "apuro", "Apure", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 apurar, spelled A-P-U-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Purificar o limpiar.
  2. 2
    Averiguar hasta saber radicalmente alguna noticia, cuento, etc.
  3. 3
    Extremar, seguir algo con tenacidad hasta el extremo.
  4. 4
    Acabar o agotar.
  5. 5
    Molestar a uno de modo que se enfade.
  6. 6
    Apremiar, dar prisa.
  7. 7
    Purificar o limpiar alguna materia, como el oro o plata, de las partes impuras o extrañas.
  8. 8
    Afligir, acongojar.
  9. 9
    Supurar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • appurar
  • apruar
  • apuarr
  • apurarr
  • apurra
  • apurrar
  • auprar
  • paurar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

appurar1apruar2apuarr2apurarr1apurra2apurrar1auprar2paurar2
Edit distance from "apurar"

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 "apurar"?
"apurar" is spelled A-P-U-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [apuˈɾaɾ].
What does "apurar" mean?
As a verb, "apurar" means: Purificar o limpiar.
What words are commonly confused with "apurar"?
"apurar" is commonly confused with "aura", "apuro", "Apure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apurar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apurar" is [apuˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apurar" come from?
"apurar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Astrid#32,973aterra#32,975adrede#32,945bolsón#32,993

Similar misspelling depth

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

allanar8 variantsavant8 variantsCalleja8 variantscarcasa8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list