aprender

/ɐ.pɾẽ.ˈdeɾ/

//ɐ.pɾẽ.ˈdeɾ// verb

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The verdict

“aprender” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #981. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#981
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - adquirir o conhecimento de

Corpus desk

Index PT-aprender · aprender · Portuguese

aprender · rank #981 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #981
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH cama

Nearest frequency peer: cama (+1 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 “aprender”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “aprender” 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).

aprender vs atender
75% similar
aprender vs ascender
75% similar
aprender vs arrendar
75% similar

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

Key facts for aprender
PropertyValue
Headwordaprender
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.pɾẽ.ˈdeɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#981
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “aprender”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).aprendercai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cama” (#982), “zona” (#979), “you” (#978). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “aprender” fica em #981. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around aprender (IPA /ɐ.pɾẽ.ˈdeɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #981 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for aprender, with forms such as "apernder", "apprender", and "apredner". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "atender", "ascender", "arrendar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is aprender, spelled A-P-R-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    adquirir o conhecimento de
  2. 2
    ficar sabendo
  3. 3
    instruir-se:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Aprender alemão.

This word in other languages

learn(English)aprender(Español)apprendre(Français)lernen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apernder
  • apprender
  • apredner
  • aprendder
  • aprenderr
  • aprendre
  • aprenedr
  • aprennder
  • aprneder
  • aprrender
  • arpender
  • parender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aprender - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

apernder2apprender1apredner2aprendder1aprenderr1aprendre2aprenedr2aprennder1
Edit distance from "aprender"

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 "aprender"?
"aprender" is spelled A-P-R-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.pɾẽ.ˈdeɾ/.
What does "aprender" mean?
As a verb, "aprender" means: adquirir o conhecimento de
What words are commonly confused with "aprender"?
"aprender" is commonly confused with "atender", "ascender", "arrendar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aprender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aprender" is /ɐ.pɾẽ.ˈdeɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aprender" come from?
"aprender" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

interior#987formação#958conversa#1,006escrever#1,009

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

qualidade12 variantsdiferença12 variantstelevisão12 variantsdesculpa12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list