apara
/ɐ.ˈpa.ɾɐ/
The verdict
“apara” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,221 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,221
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequena parte desprendida ao raspar ou limar
Corpus desk
Index PT-apara · apara · Portuguese
apara · rank #54,221 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,221
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH anormalmente
Nearest frequency peer: anormalmente (-2 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “apara”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- algazarra
algazarra
45,794 corpus weight
- anestesista
anestesista
45,784 corpus weight
- anormalmente
anormalmente
45,782 corpus weight
- apara
apara
45,780 corpus weight
- arabic
arabic
45,773 corpus weight
- arquivista
arquivista
45,768 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “apara” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apara |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.ˈpa.ɾɐ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #54,221 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “apara” em português
Rare enough to double-check
apara is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,221 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ.ˈpa.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pequena parte desprendida ao raspar ou limar".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for apara, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 apara, spelled A-P-A-R-A.
Definition
- 1pequena parte desprendida ao raspar ou limar
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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