Which to use
“ape” and “apio” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,736
- “ape” frequency rank
- #29,034
- “apio” frequency rank
- 74770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ape | apio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espalda. | (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 ape and apio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ape runs 3 letters (VCV) against apio's 4 (VCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ape and apio
A purely visual mix-up. ape ([aˈpe]) and apio ([ˈapjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ape is recorded at frequency rank #45,736, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈpe]. 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 74770, this pair ranks #20,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ape vs apio
Shared letters: ap. Private to "ape": e. Private to "apio": io.
"ape" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "apio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- apio ← aipo · apoi · appio · paio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ape" for "apio" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ape" or "apio" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ape" and "apio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ape" 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 #20,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ape" and "apio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ape 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 #20,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.