apesar de

phrase

The verdict

“apesar de” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - indica uma ideia opositiva, mas não impeditiva

Key facts for apesar de
PropertyValue
Headwordapesar de
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “apesar de” sits in Portuguese frequency

apesar de falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

apesar de is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "indica uma ideia opositiva, mas não impeditiva".

Zero misspellings are on record for apesar de in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 apesar de, spelled A-P-E-S-A-R- -D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    indica uma ideia opositiva, mas não impeditiva

Synonyms

emboramalgradomuito emboranão obstantesem embargo

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apesar de"?
"apesar de" is spelled A-P-E-S-A-R- -D-E.
What does "apesar de" mean?
As a phrase, "apesar de" means: indica uma ideia opositiva, mas não impeditiva
What language does "apesar de" come from?
"apesar de" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “apesar de”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-P-E-S-A-R- -D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list