apegovsapoTell them apart

Which to use

“apego” and “apo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,037
“apego” frequency rank
#44,553
“apo” frequency rank
61590
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apego apo
Definition Actitud de afecto, afición o inclinación hacia algo o alguien. Tarea.

Where the eye mixes apego and apo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
apego
3 ch
apo

Visual trap between apego and apo

A purely visual mix-up. apego ([aˈpeɣ̞o]) and apo (/aˈpo/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apego is recorded at frequency rank #17,037, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈpeɣ̞o]. apo is at rank #44,553, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aˈpo/.

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 61590, this pair ranks #54,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of apego vs apo

Shared letters: aop. Private to "apego": eg. Private to "apo": -.

"apego" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "apo" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apegoaepgo · apeggo · apeog · apgeo · appego · paego

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "apego" for "apo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈpeɣ̞o] versus /aˈpo/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "apego" or "apo"?
"apego" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,037 in our Spanish list, against #44,553 for "apo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "apego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #54,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apego" and "apo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apis vs apo". 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 #54,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list