apariencia

Spanish

Etymology

From older aparencia, borrowed from Latin apparentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apaˈɾjenθja/ [a.paˈɾjẽn̟.θja] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /apaˈɾjensja/ [a.paˈɾjẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -enθja (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧pa‧rien‧cia

Noun

apariencia f (plural apariencias)

1. appearance (semblance, or apparent likeness)
2. appearance (personal presence)

Derived terms

• en apariencia
• las apariencias engañan
• mantener las apariencias
• salvar las apariencias

Related terms

• aparecer
• aparente
• aparición

Further reading

• “apariencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025