aprovar

/ɐ.pɾu.ˈvaɾ/

//ɐ.pɾu.ˈvaɾ// verb

The verdict

“aprovar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,001. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,001
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - julgar apto

Corpus desk

Index PT-aprovar · aprovar · Portuguese

aprovar · rank #8,001 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,001
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH apertado

Nearest frequency peer: apertado (-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 “aprovar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “aprovar” 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).

aprovar vs arrotar
71% similar
aprovar vs apoiar
71% similar
aprovar vs agravar
71% similar

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

Key facts for aprovar
PropertyValue
Headwordaprovar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɐ.pɾu.ˈvaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,001
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “aprovar”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “apertado” (#8,000), “arranjo” (#8,002), “atletismo” (#8,005). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “aprovar” fica em #8,001. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around aprovar (IPA /ɐ.pɾu.ˈvaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,001 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for aprovar, with forms such as "aporvar", "approvar", and "aproavr". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "arrotar", "apoiar", "agravar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is aprovar, spelled A-P-R-O-V-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    julgar apto
  2. 2
    confirmar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aporvar
  • approvar
  • aproavr
  • aprovarr
  • aprovra
  • aprovvar
  • aprrovar
  • aprvoar
  • arpovar
  • parovar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aprovar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aporvar2approvar1aproavr2aprovarr1aprovra2aprovvar1aprrovar1aprvoar2
Edit distance from "aprovar"

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 "aprovar"?
"aprovar" is spelled A-P-R-O-V-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.pɾu.ˈvaɾ/.
What does "aprovar" mean?
As a verb, "aprovar" means: julgar apto
What words are commonly confused with "aprovar"?
"aprovar" is commonly confused with "arrotar", "apoiar", "agravar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aprovar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aprovar" is /ɐ.pɾu.ˈvaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aprovar" come from?
"aprovar" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list