# apoiar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /ɐ.poj.ˈaɾ/ · frequency rank #2,662

## Definitions
1. dar apoio a; aprovar
2. defender, favorecer
3. sustentar, firmar
4. fundamentar-se
5. amparar
6. contar com o apoio de

## Easily confused with
- **apoio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apoiar-vs-apoio)
- **apurar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apoiar-vs-apurar)
- **apontar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apoiar-vs-apontar)
- **aprovar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apoiar-vs-aprovar)
- **adiar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/adiar-vs-apoiar)
- **aliar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/aliar-vs-apoiar)
- **apesar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apesar-vs-apoiar)
- **apagar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apagar-vs-apoiar)
- **adotar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/adotar-vs-apoiar)
- **adorar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/adorar-vs-apoiar)
- **afogar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/afogar-vs-apoiar)
- **apelar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apelar-vs-apoiar)
- **apegar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apegar-vs-apoiar)
- **alocar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alocar-vs-apoiar)
- **aparar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/aparar-vs-apoiar)
- **alojar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/alojar-vs-apoiar)
- **aplicar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/aplicar-vs-apoiar)
- **ampliar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ampliar-vs-apoiar)
- **apoiado** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apoiado-vs-apoiar)
- **apoiador** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/apoiador-vs-apoiar)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aopiar`, `apioar`, `apoair`, `apoiarr`, `apoira`, `appoiar`, `paoiar`

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