Which to use
“apoyé” is a verb and “apoyos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,382
- “apoyé” frequency rank
- #8,909
- “apoyos” frequency rank
- 52291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apoyé | apoyos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de apoyar o de apoyarse. | Forma del plural de apoyo. |
Where the eye mixes apoyé and apoyos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. apoyé runs 5 letters (VCVVV) against apoyos's 6 (VCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: apoyé vs apoyos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apoyé is [apoˈʝe] while apoyos is [aˈpoʝos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52291, 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]. apoyos is at rank #8,909, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈpoʝos].
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 52291, this pair ranks #93,433 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apoyé vs apoyos
Shared letters: aopy. Private to "apoyé": é. Private to "apoyos": s.
"apoyé" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV · "apoyos" · 6 letters · shape VCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- apoyos ← aopyos · apooys · apoyoss · apoyso · apoyyos · appoyos · apyoos · paoyos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apoyé" and "apoyos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "apoyé" or "apoyos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "apoyé" and "apoyos" 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 "apoyos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,433 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apoyé" and "apoyos" 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 #93,433 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.