apesar de que

phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - se bem que;

Corpus desk

Index PT-apesar-de-que · apesar de que · Portuguese

apesar de que · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 que
PropertyValue
Headwordapesar de que
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “apesar de que” em português

apesar de quefica 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 que is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "se bem que;".

apesar de que has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is apesar de que, spelled A-P-E-S-A-R- -D-E- -Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    se bem que;

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. É um presente para ti, apesar de que não o mereces.
  2. Gosto de trabalhar, apesar de que isto seja cansativo.

Synonyms

apesar do fato de quese bem queainda quea despeito de quenão obstante que

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 que"?
"apesar de que" is spelled A-P-E-S-A-R- -D-E- -Q-U-E.
What does "apesar de que" mean?
As a phrase, "apesar de que" means: se bem que;
What language does "apesar de que" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list