Which to use
“apio” and “apis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,034
- “apio” frequency rank
- #49,423
- “apis” frequency rank
- 78457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apio | apis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (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 | Abeja. |
Where the eye mixes apio and apis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. apio (VCVV) and apis (VCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: apio vs apis
A purely visual mix-up. apio ([ˈapjo]) 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 a single letter - o in “apio” becomes s in “apis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apio is recorded at frequency rank #29,034, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapjo]. 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 78457, this pair ranks #14,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apio vs apis
Shared letters: aip. Private to "apio": o. Private to "apis": s.
"apio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "apis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apio" and "apis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apio" or "apis" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "apio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apio" and "apis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alió 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 #14,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.