aparar

verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,423

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

aparar is aPortugueseverb. It means: segurar ou apanhar algo em queda ou atirado; parar golpe: Often confused with arar and arara.

Key facts for aparar
PropertyValue
Headwordaparar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,423
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aparar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for aparar is 6 letters long, classified as averb. Corpus data places it at rank #40,423 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for aparar, with forms such as "aaprar", "apaarr", and "apararr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "arar", "arara", "apart", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is aparar, spelled A-P-A-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    segurar ou apanhar algo em queda ou atirado; parar golpe:
  2. 2
    cortar aparas; desbastar; tornar mais curto ou mais igual:
  3. 3
    afiar, aguçar, tornar mais delgado ou pontiagudo:
  4. 4
    sofrer; aguentar:

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aaprar,apaarr,apararr,aparra,aparrar,apparar,apraar,paarar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aparar

Misspelling Variants of "aparar"

aaprar6apaarr6apararr7aparra6aparrar7apparar7apraar6paarar6
Misspelling Variants of "aparar"

Frequency rank: #40,423 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aparar"?
"aparar" is spelled A-P-A-R-A-R.
What does "aparar" mean?
As a verb, "aparar" means: segurar ou apanhar algo em queda ou atirado; parar golpe:
What words are commonly confused with "aparar"?
"aparar" is commonly confused with "arar", "arara", "apart". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "aparar" come from?
"aparar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.