apara

/ɐ.ˈpa.ɾɐ/

//ɐ.ˈpa.ɾɐ// noun

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

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “apara” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for apara
PropertyValue
Headwordapara
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈpa.ɾɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,221
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “apara” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).aparacai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “anormalmente” (#54,219), “anestesista” (#54,217), “arabic” (#54,228). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “apara” fica em #54,221. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    pequena 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apara"?
"apara" is spelled A-P-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈpa.ɾɐ/.
What does "apara" mean?
As a noun, "apara" means: pequena parte desprendida ao raspar ou limar
How do you pronounce "apara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apara" is /ɐ.ˈpa.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apara" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "apara", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list