apuro

[aˈpuɾo]

/[aˈpuɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“apuro” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,008. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,008
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aprieto, escasez grande.

Corpus desk

Index ES-apuro · apuro · Spanish

apuro · rank #15,008 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,008
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH anónimas

Nearest frequency peer: anónimas (-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 “apuro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “apuro” 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).

apuro vs aro
60% similar
apuro vs auto
60% similar
apuro vs aura
60% similar

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

Key facts for apuro
PropertyValue
Headwordapuro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈpuɾo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,008
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “apuro”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).apurocae 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 “anónimas” (#15,007), “arbustos” (#15,009), “Antofagasta” (#15,006). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “apuro” va en #15,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around apuro (IPA [aˈpuɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,008 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for apuro, with forms such as "appuro", "apruo", and "apuor". 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, "aro", "auto", "aura", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is apuro, spelled A-P-U-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aprieto, escasez grande.
  2. 2
    Aflicción, estrechez, conflicto.
  3. 3
    Prisa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how apuro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Si bien era la única capaz de realizar algunas tareas menores de enfermería que a menudo sacaban de apuro a los isleños, su forma de ser irritaba a Betsabé.
  2. Ir al casino no es algo de apuro, a menos que salga uno muy sobre la hora.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • appuro
  • apruo
  • apuor
  • apurro
  • aupro
  • pauro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apuro - 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.

appuro1apruo2apuor2apurro1aupro2pauro2
Edit distance from "apuro"

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 "apuro"?
"apuro" is spelled A-P-U-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈpuɾo].
What does "apuro" mean?
As a noun, "apuro" means: Aprieto, escasez grande.
What words are commonly confused with "apuro"?
"apuro" is commonly confused with "aro", "auto", "aura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apuro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apuro" is [aˈpuɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apuro" come from?
"apuro" 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 "apuro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alude#15,003algas#15,002ayuno#15,018acera#14,997

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

éxodo6 variantscauce6 variantsfuere6 variantsgreat6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list