Which to use
“apex” and “APL” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,981
- “apex” frequency rank
- #48,593
- “APL” frequency rank
- 59574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apex | APL |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point. | Initialism of acute promyelocytic leukemia. |
Letter map: apex vs APL
Shared letters muted; letters that set apex and APL apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
apex and APL are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apex is recorded at frequency rank #10,981, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈeɪ.pɛks/. APL is at rank #48,593, tagged as anoun.
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 59574, this pair ranks #105,345 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apex vs APL
Shared letters: ap. Private to "apex": ex. Private to "APL": l.
"apex" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "APL" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- apex ← aepx · apexx · appex · apxe · paex