Which to use
“API” and “apis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,027
- “API” frequency rank
- #49,423
- “apis” frequency rank
- 68450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | API | apis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conjunto de especificaciones e implementación de comunicación entre componentes software. Se trata de de un conjunto de funciones o llamadas al sistema o bien un conjuto de clases y sus métodos cuyo propósito es ofrecer acceso a los servicios de un sistema. | Abeja. |
Where the eye mixes API and apis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. API ([ˈapi]) and apis (/ˈa.pis/) 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 extra letter(s) - “API” sits inside “apis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
API is recorded at frequency rank #19,027, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapi]. apis is at rank #49,423, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.pis/.
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 68450, this pair ranks #34,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of API vs apis
Shared letters: aip. Private to "API": -. Private to "apis": s.
"API" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "apis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- apis ← aips · apiss · appis · apsi · pais