Which to use
“ape” is a noun and “appt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,334
- “ape” frequency rank
- #48,065
- “appt” frequency rank
- 63399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ape | appt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail. | Abbreviation of appoint. |
Letter map: ape vs appt
Shared letters muted; letters that set ape and appt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ape / appt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ape is anoun and apptaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ape is recorded at frequency rank #15,334, classified as anoun, pronounced /eɪp/. appt is at rank #48,065, tagged as averb.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 63399, this pair ranks #83,215 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ape vs appt
Shared letters: ap. Private to "ape": e. Private to "appt": t.
"ape" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "appt" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- appt ← apptt · aptp · papt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ape" and "appt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ape" vs "appt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "ape" and "appt". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ape" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "appt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,215 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ape" and "appt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "APL vs appt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #83,215 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.