aparição

/ɐ.pɐ.ɾi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//ɐ.pɐ.ɾi.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“aparição” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,128. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,128
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aparecimento, presença rápida e breve de pessoa ou coisa

Corpus desk

Index PT-aparicao · aparição · Portuguese

aparição · rank #10,128 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #10,128
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aperto

Nearest frequency peer: aperto (+1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “aparição”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “aparição” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aparição vs apático
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aparição
PropertyValue
Headwordaparição
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.pɐ.ɾi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,128
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “aparição”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).apariçãocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “aperto” (#10,129), “arrogante” (#10,134), “Alessandro” (#10,121). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “aparição” fica em #10,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around aparição (IPA /ɐ.pɐ.ɾi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,128 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for aparição, with forms such as "aaprição", "apairção", and "apariãço". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "apático", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is aparição, spelled A-P-A-R-I-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    aparecimento, presença rápida e breve de pessoa ou coisa
  2. 2
    espectro, fantasma
  3. 3
    visão de um ser fantástico ou sobrenatural
  4. 4
    momento em que um astro começa a se fazer visível ao observador
  5. 5
    origem, princípio

Synonyms

assombraçãofantasma

Antonyms

desaparecimentodesaparição

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aaprição
  • apairção
  • apariãço
  • apariçoã
  • aparrição
  • aparçião
  • apparição
  • apraição
  • paarição

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aparição - 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.

aaprição2apairção2apariãço2apariçoã2aparrição1aparçião2apparição1apraição2
Edit distance from "aparição"

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 "aparição"?
"aparição" is spelled A-P-A-R-I-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.pɐ.ɾi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "aparição" mean?
As a noun, "aparição" means: aparecimento, presença rápida e breve de pessoa ou coisa
What words are commonly confused with "aparição"?
"aparição" is commonly confused with "apático". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aparição"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aparição" is /ɐ.pɐ.ɾi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aparição" come from?
"aparição" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

biscoito#10,140traseiro#10,101desafiar#10,168enganado#10,180

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

versus9 variantsStefan9 variantsdetrás9 variantsestoque9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list