ape

/ˈɑ.pe/

//ˈɑ.pe// noun

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The verdict

“ape” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #28,095) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#28,095
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comida para cavalos

Corpus desk

Index PT-ape · ape · Portuguese

ape · rank #28,095 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,095
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aplauso

Nearest frequency peer: aplauso (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “ape”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “ape” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ape vs As
0% similar
ape vs ar
33% similar
ape vs at
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ape
PropertyValue
Headwordape
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɑ.pe/
Letters3
Frequency rank#28,095
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “ape”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).apecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “aplauso” (#28,096), “arbitrário” (#28,097), “assinalado” (#28,102). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ape” fica em #28,095. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ape is neighbouring look-alikes ("As", "ar", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈɑ.pe/. Frequency #28,095 among 1,900 “A” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Zero misspellings are on record for ape in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "As", "ar", "at", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ape, spelled A-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    comida para cavalos
  2. 2
    rango, comida, alimento:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ape appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hevoset appeelle!

Synonyms

ruoka

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ape"?
"ape" is spelled A-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɑ.pe/.
What does "ape" mean?
As a noun, "ape" means: comida para cavalos
What words are commonly confused with "ape"?
"ape" is commonly confused with "As", "ar", "at". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ape"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ape" is /ˈɑ.pe/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ape" come from?
"ape" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ape", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rep#28,006Ost#27,958oco#27,951ins#27,900

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list