apocovsapoyéConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#36,922
“apoco” frequency rank
#43,382
“apoyé” frequency rank
80304
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apoco apoyé
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de apocar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apoyar o de apoyarse.

Where the eye mixes apoco and apoyé

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

5 ch
apoco
5 ch
apoyé

Visual trap between apoco and apoyé

A purely visual mix-up. apoco ([aˈpoko]) and apoyé ([apoˈʝe]) 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 80304, 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]. apoyé is at rank #43,382, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoˈʝe].

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 80304, this pair ranks #11,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of apoco vs apoyé

Shared letters: aop. Private to "apoco": c. Private to "apoyé": .

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apocoaopco · apcoo · apocco · apooc · appoco · paoco

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "apoco" and "apoyé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈpoko] versus [apoˈʝe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "apoco" or "apoyé"?
"apoco" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,922 in our Spanish list, against #43,382 for "apoyé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "apoco" and "apoyé" 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 "apoyé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #11,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apoco" and "apoyé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ape vs apoyé". 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 #11,836 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