apesar de
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 September 3, 2026) - indica uma ideia opositiva, mas não impeditiva
Corpus desk
Index PT-apesar-de · apesar de · Portuguese
apesar de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apesar de |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “apesar de” em português
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
- 1indica uma ideia opositiva, mas não impeditiva
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how apesar de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fried jogou até os 43 anos e, apesar de ter defendido a seleção brasileira várias vezes, nunca disputou uma Copa do Mundo.
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.