# APL vs as

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### APL
*noun · frequency rank #48,593*
Initialism of acute promyelocytic leukemia.

### as
*adverb · IPA /əz/ · frequency rank #18*
To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apl-vs-as