apanhar
/ɐ.pɐ.ˈɲaɾ/
The verdict
“apanhar” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #5,911 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #5,911
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - transitivo:
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apanhar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɐ.pɐ.ˈɲaɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #5,911 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apanhar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for apanhar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.pɐ.ˈɲaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,911 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 21 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for apanhar, with forms such as "aapnhar", "apahnar", and "apanahr". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "aranha", "aparar", "avançar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is apanhar, spelled A-P-A-N-H-A-R.
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This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aapnhar,apahnar,apanahr,apanharr,apanhhar,apanhra,apannhar,apnahar,appanhar,paanhar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apanhar - 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.
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 “apanhar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-P-A-N-H-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.pɐ.ˈɲaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “aranha” - see the side-by-side comparison. apanhar vs aranha
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.