aparecia
/ɐ.pɐ.ɾe.ˈsi.ɐ/
The verdict
“aparecia” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #13,659 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #13,659
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo aparecer
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 | aparecia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɐ.pɐ.ɾe.ˈsi.ɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #13,659 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aparecia” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for aparecia is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.pɐ.ɾe.ˈsi.ɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,659 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 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 aparecia, with forms such as "aaprecia", "apaercia", and "aparceia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "apreciar", "aparência", "aparecer", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is aparecia, spelled A-P-A-R-E-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo aparecer
- 2terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo aparecer
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aaprecia,apaercia,aparceia,aparecai,apareccia,apareica,aparrecia,apparecia,apraecia,paarecia
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aparecia - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “aparecia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-P-A-R-E-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.pɐ.ɾe.ˈsi.ɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “apreciar” - see the side-by-side comparison. aparecia vs apreciar
- 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.