Which to use
“adiós” is an intj and “apio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,029
- “adiós” frequency rank
- #29,034
- “apio” frequency rank
- 32063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adiós | apio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Expresión de despedida utilizada entre dos personas de trato formal, sin importar el momento del día ni las circunstancias.. | (Apium graveolens) Planta anual herbácea, de la familia de las apiáceas, que alcanza 1 m de altura, con tallos gruesos y carnosos, hojas pinnadas o bipinnadas con foliolos en forma de rombo, flores en umbela, de color blanco o amarillento y muy pequeñas, y frutos ovoides de hasta 2 mm de diámetro. Se cultiva desde la Antigüedad por sus pencas comestibles y sus raíces, así como por el aceite esencial que se obtiene de sus frutos |
Where the eye mixes adiós and apio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between adiós and apio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: adiós is [aˈð̞jos] while apio is [ˈapjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adiós is recorded at frequency rank #3,029, classified as anintj, pronounced [aˈð̞jos]. apio is at rank #29,034, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈapjo].
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 32063, this pair ranks #203,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adiós vs apio
Shared letters: ai. Private to "adiós": dsó. Private to "apio": op.
"adiós" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "apio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- apio ← aipo · apoi · appio · paio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adiós" for "apio" ever safe?
Which is more common, "adiós" or "apio"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adiós" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adiós" and "apio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apio vs apis". 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 #203,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.