apenas
/ɐ.ˈpe.nɐʃ/
The verdict
“apenas” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #104 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #104
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - somente
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 | apenas |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ɐ.ˈpe.nɐʃ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #104 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apenas” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for apenas is 6 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.ˈpe.nɐʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #104 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "somente".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for apenas, with forms such as "aepnas", "apeans", and "apenass". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "arena", "apesar", "Atenas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is apenas, spelled A-P-E-N-A-S.
Definition
- 1somente
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aepnas,apeans,apenass,apennas,apensa,apneas,appenas,paenas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apenas - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “apenas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-P-E-N-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.ˈpe.nɐʃ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “arena” - see the side-by-side comparison. apenas vs arena
- 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.