Which to use
“apoyé” is a verb and “apoyo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,382
- “apoyé” frequency rank
- #494
- “apoyo” frequency rank
- 43876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apoyé | apoyo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apoyar o de apoyarse. | Dícese de cualquier clase de objeto que sirva para apoyar o apoyarse. |
Where the eye mixes apoyé and apoyo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. apoyé and apoyo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: apoyé vs apoyo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apoyé is [apoˈʝe] while apoyo is [aˈpoʝo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - é in “apoyé” becomes o in “apoyo”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apoyé is recorded at frequency rank #43,382, classified as averb, pronounced [apoˈʝe]. apoyo is at rank #494, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈpoʝo].
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 43876, this pair ranks #140,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apoyé vs apoyo
Shared letters: aopy. Private to "apoyé": é. Private to "apoyo": -.
"apoyé" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV · "apoyo" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- apoyo ← aopyo · apooy · apoyyo · appoyo · apyoo · paoyo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apoyé" and "apoyo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apoyé" or "apoyo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "apoyé" and "apoyo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apoyé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apoyo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apoyé" and "apoyo" 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 #140,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.