apalpar
/ɐ.paɫ.ˈpaɾ/
The verdict
“apalpar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,128 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,128
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4,352
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tocar com a mão, usando o sentido do tato; tatear:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apalpar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɐ.paɫ.ˈpaɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,128 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apalpar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
apalpar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,128 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɐ.paɫ.ˈpaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for apalpar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is apalpar, spelled A-P-A-L-P-A-R.
Definition
- 1tocar com a mão, usando o sentido do tato; tatear:
- 2molestar com apalpadelas:
- 3avançar por tentativas; sondar; experimentar:
- 4aplaudir:
- 5movimentar a mão
This word in other languages
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “apalpar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-P-A-L-P-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.paɫ.ˈpaɾ/ (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.