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 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.

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

Cauda longa: rank de “apesar de” em português

apesar defica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how apesar de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Fried jogou até os 43 anos e, apesar de ter defendido a seleção brasileira várias vezes, nunca disputou uma Copa do Mundo.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list