Which to use
“apoya” and “apoyé” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,225
- “apoya” frequency rank
- #43,382
- “apoyé” frequency rank
- 46607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apoya | apoyé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apoyar o de apoyarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apoyar o de apoyarse. |
Where the eye mixes apoya and apoyé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. apoya and apoyé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: apoya vs apoyé
A purely visual mix-up. apoya ([aˈpoʝa]) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “apoya” becomes é in “apoyé”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apoya is recorded at frequency rank #3,225, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpoʝa]. 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 46607, this pair ranks #124,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apoya vs apoyé
Shared letters: aopy. Private to "apoya": -. Private to "apoyé": é.
"apoya" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV · "apoyé" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- apoya ← aopya · apoay · apoyya · appoya · apyoa · paoya
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apoya" and "apoyé" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "apoya" vs "apoyé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "apoya" 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 #124,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apoya" 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 #124,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.