apreciar

/a.pɾe.si.ˈaɾ/

//a.pɾe.si.ˈaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“apreciar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,244. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,244
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar preço a; estimar

Corpus desk

Index PT-apreciar · apreciar · Portuguese

apreciar · rank #7,244 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,244
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH angel

Nearest frequency peer: angel (-2 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “apreciar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “apreciar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

apreciar vs arrepiar
75% similar
apreciar vs aparecia
75% similar
apreciar vs abreviar
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for apreciar
PropertyValue
Headwordapreciar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/a.pɾe.si.ˈaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,244
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “apreciar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).apreciarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “angel” (#7,242), “amanhecer” (#7,241), “atribuição” (#7,247). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “apreciar” fica em #7,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around apreciar (IPA /a.pɾe.si.ˈaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,244 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for apreciar, with forms such as "aperciar", "appreciar", and "aprceiar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "arrepiar", "aparecia", "abreviar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is apreciar, spelled A-P-R-E-C-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dar preço a; estimar
  2. 2
    avaliar, calcular, estimar
  3. 3
    ponderar, avaliar, considerar
  4. 4
    julgar, avaliar
  5. 5
    gostar
  6. 6
    aumentar de valor

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Se até o prazo de vencimento do contrato o real se aprecia, o investidor lucra.

This word in other languages

appreciate(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aperciar
  • appreciar
  • aprceiar
  • aprecair
  • aprecciar
  • apreciarr
  • aprecira
  • apreicar
  • aprreciar
  • arpeciar
  • pareciar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apreciar - 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.

aperciar2appreciar1aprceiar2aprecair2aprecciar1apreciarr1aprecira2apreicar2
Edit distance from "apreciar"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apreciar"?
"apreciar" is spelled A-P-R-E-C-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /a.pɾe.si.ˈaɾ/.
What does "apreciar" mean?
As a verb, "apreciar" means: dar preço a; estimar
What words are commonly confused with "apreciar"?
"apreciar" is commonly confused with "arrepiar", "aparecia", "abreviar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apreciar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apreciar" is /a.pɾe.si.ˈaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apreciar" come from?
"apreciar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "apreciar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

barragem#7,251sobrinha#7,217sargento#7,215rapariga#7,207

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

exclusão11 variantsfalência11 variantsfarmácia11 variantsporcaria11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list