apesar
/ɐ.pe.ˈzaɾ/
The verdict
“apesar” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #404 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #404
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - não obstante
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 | apesar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ɐ.pe.ˈzaɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #404 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apesar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for apesar is 6 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.pe.ˈzaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #404 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "não obstante".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for apesar, with forms such as "aepsar", "apeasr", and "apesarr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "assar", "atear", "apoiar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is apesar, spelled A-P-E-S-A-R.
Definition
- 1não obstante
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aepsar,apeasr,apesarr,apesra,apessar,appesar,apsear,paesar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apesar - 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 “apesar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-P-E-S-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.pe.ˈzaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “assar” - see the side-by-side comparison. apesar vs assar
- 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.