# apneia

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ɐ.ˈpnɐj.ɐ/ · frequency rank #48,239

## Definitions
1. suspensão temporária ou pausa da respiração em certos casos mórbidos

## Easily confused with
- **areia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apneia-vs-areia)
- **aveia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apneia-vs-aveia)
- **ateia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apneia-vs-ateia)
- **asneira** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apneia-vs-asneira)
- **ânsia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ansia-vs-apneia)
- **aldeia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/aldeia-vs-apneia)
- **anemia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/anemia-vs-apneia)
- **apatia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apatia-vs-apneia)
- **amnésia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/amnesia-vs-apneia)

## Common misspellings (7)
`anpeia`, `apenia`, `apneai`, `apniea`, `apnneia`, `appneia`, `paneia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/apneia