apoio

noun

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The verdict

“apoio” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #517. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#517
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - encosto:

Corpus desk

Index PT-apoio · apoio · Portuguese

apoio · rank #517 · 5 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #517
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH alto

Nearest frequency peer: alto (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “apoio”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “apoio” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

apoio vs após
40% similar
apoio vs audio
60% similar
apoio vs april
60% similar

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

Key facts for apoio
PropertyValue
Headwordapoio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#517
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “apoio”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.apoiocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “alto” (#516), “diferente” (#518), “único” (#515). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “apoio” fica em #517. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around apoio, anoun. Corpus frequency is #517 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for apoio, with forms such as "aopio", "apioo", and "apooi". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "após", "audio", "april", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is apoio, spelled A-P-O-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    encosto:
  2. 2
    aprovação:
  3. 3
    argumento que confirma algo:
  4. 4
    pé-de-cabra ou outra ferramenta utilizada para facilitar arrombamentos
  5. 5
    amparo, socorro:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Não use aquela mesinha manca como apoio deste vaso caríssimo!
  2. Dito os fatos, espero o apoio de todos aqui presentes para fazermos uma nova legislação.

Antonyms

desapoio

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aopio
  • apioo
  • apooi
  • appoio
  • paoio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apoio - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aopio2apioo2apooi2appoio1paoio2
Edit distance from "apoio"

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 "apoio"?
"apoio" is spelled A-P-O-I-O.
What does "apoio" mean?
As a noun, "apoio" means: encosto:
What words are commonly confused with "apoio"?
"apoio" is commonly confused with "após", "audio", "april". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "apoio" come from?
"apoio" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

único#515ideia#520junto#521levar#522

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

vivo5 variantsnessa5 variantsperto5 variantsporto5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list