apólice

//ɐ.ˈpɔ.li.sɨ// noun

The verdict

“apólice” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #25,547 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#25,547
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

Dominant Wiktionary sense: título numa empresa

Key facts for apólice
PropertyValue
Headwordapólice
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈpɔ.li.sɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,547
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “apólice” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). apólice lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for apólice is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.ˈpɔ.li.sɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,547 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "título numa empresa".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for apólice, with forms such as "aplóice", "appólice", and "apóilce". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ápice", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is apólice, spelled A-P-Ó-L-I-C-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    título numa empresa

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aplóice,appólice,apóilce,apólcie,apólicce,apóliec,apóllice,aóplice,paólice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apólice — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "apólice"

aplóice2appólice1apóilce2apólcie2apólicce1apóliec2apóllice1aóplice2
Edit distance from "apólice"

Frequency rank: #25,547 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apólice"?
"apólice" is spelled A-P-Ó-L-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈpɔ.li.sɨ/.
What does "apólice" mean?
As a noun, "apólice" means: título numa empresa
What words are commonly confused with "apólice"?
"apólice" is commonly confused with "ápice". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apólice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apólice" is /ɐ.ˈpɔ.li.sɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apólice" come from?
"apólice" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “apólice”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-P-Ó-L-I-C-E — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐ.ˈpɔ.li.sɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “ápice” — see the side-by-side comparison. apólice vs ápice
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Portuguese index:

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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.