apodo
/a.ˈpo.du/
The verdict
“apodo” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - apelido depreciativo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apodo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /a.ˈpo.du/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apodo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for apodo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /a.ˈpo.du/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for apodo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is apodo, spelled A-P-O-D-O.
Definition
- 1apelido depreciativo
- 2comparação ridícula
- 3gracejo, zombaria
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “apodo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-P-O-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /a.ˈpo.du/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.