apocovsapoyaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#36,922
“apoco” frequency rank
#3,225
“apoya” frequency rank
40147
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apoco apoya
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de apocar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apoyar o de apoyarse.

Where the eye mixes apoco and apoya

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

5 ch
apoco
5 ch
apoya

Why the eye confuses apoco with apoya

A purely visual mix-up. apoco ([aˈpoko]) and apoya ([aˈpoʝa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apoco is recorded at frequency rank #36,922, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpoko]. apoya is at rank #3,225, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpoʝa].

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 40147, this pair ranks #160,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of apoco vs apoya

Shared letters: aop. Private to "apoco": c. Private to "apoya": y.

"apoco" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "apoya" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apocoaopco · apcoo · apocco · apooc · appoco · paoco
  • apoyaaopya · apoay · apoyya · appoya · apyoa · paoya

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apoco" and "apoya" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈpoko] versus [aˈpoʝa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "apoco" vs "apoya" - which ranks higher?
"apoya" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,225 in our Spanish list, against #36,922 for "apoco". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "apoco" and "apoya" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "apoco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apoya" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #160,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apoco" and "apoya" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apo vs apoco". 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 #160,634 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