# apollo

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈpɒləʊ/ · frequency rank #9,281

## Definitions
1. A very handsome young man.
2. Any of several papilionid butterflies of the genus Parnassius, especially Parnassius apollo of Eurasia (also known as the mountain apollo).

## Etymology
From Apollo.

## Easily confused with
- **atoll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apollo-vs-atoll)
- **allo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allo-vs-apollo)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aopllo`, `aplolo`, `apolo`, `apolol`, `appollo`, `paollo`

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