apurate

/[apuˈɾat̪e]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,194

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

apurate is aSpanishverb. It means: Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de apurarse (con el pronombre enclítico). Pronounced [apuˈɾat̪e]. Often confused with Apure and aparte.

Key facts for apurate
PropertyValue
Headwordapurate
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apuˈɾat̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,194
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of apurate in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for apurate is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [apuˈɾat̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,194 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de apurarse (con el pronombre enclítico).".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for apurate, with forms such as "appurate", "apruate", and "apuarte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Apure", "aparte", "apunte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is apurate, spelled A-P-U-R-A-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de apurarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: appurate,apruate,apuarte,apuraet,apuratte,apurrate,apurtae,auprate,paurate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for apurate

Misspelling Variants of "apurate"

appurate8apruate7apuarte7apuraet7apuratte8apurrate8apurtae7auprate7
Misspelling Variants of "apurate"

Frequency rank: #41,194 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apurate"?
"apurate" is spelled A-P-U-R-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [apuˈɾat̪e].
What does "apurate" mean?
As a verb, "apurate" means: Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de apurarse (con el pronombre enclítico).
What words are commonly confused with "apurate"?
"apurate" is commonly confused with "Apure", "aparte", "apunte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apurate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apurate" is [apuˈɾat̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apurate" come from?
"apurate" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.