apelação
/ɐ.pɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“apelação” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #12,372 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,372
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de apelar
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 | apelação |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.pɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #12,372 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apelação” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for apelação is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.pɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #12,372 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 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for apelação, with forms such as "aeplação", "apealção", and "apelaãço". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "aplacar", "alegação", "anulação", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is apelação, spelled A-P-E-L-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de apelar
- 2recurso de uma decisão judicial a uma instância ou tribunal superior
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aeplação,apealção,apelaãço,apelaçoã,apellação,apelçaão,apleação,appelação,paelação
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apelação - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “apelação”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-P-E-L-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.pɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “aplacar” - see the side-by-side comparison. apelação vs aplacar
- 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.