Apollo

/əˈpɒləʊ/.

//əˈpɒləʊ/./ noun

The verdict

“Apollo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,014. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,014
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-apollo · Apollo · Portuguese

Apollo · rank #15,014 · 5 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,014
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH Andes

Nearest frequency peer: Andes (-3 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 “Apollo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Apollo” 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).

Apollo vs Apolo
83% similar
Apollo vs aposto
50% similar
Apollo vs apoio
50% similar

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

Key facts for Apollo
PropertyValue
HeadwordApollo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈpɒləʊ/.
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,014
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “Apollo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).Apollocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Andes” (#15,011), “aquático” (#15,017), “aroma” (#15,018). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “Apollo” fica em #15,014. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Apollo (IPA /əˈpɒləʊ/.), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,014 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Apollo, with forms such as "aopllo", "aplolo", and "apolol". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Apolo", "aposto", "apoio", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is Apollo, spelled A-P-O-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apolo
  2. 2
    o deus da luz e do sol

Synonyms

Phoebus

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aopllo
  • aplolo
  • apolol
  • appollo
  • paollo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aopllo2aplolo2apolol2appollo1paollo2
Edit distance from "Apollo"

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 "Apollo"?
"Apollo" is spelled A-P-O-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈpɒləʊ/..
What does "Apollo" mean?
As a noun, "Apollo" means: Apolo
What words are commonly confused with "Apollo"?
"Apollo" is commonly confused with "Apolo", "aposto", "apoio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Apollo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Apollo" is /əˈpɒləʊ/.. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Apollo" come from?
"Apollo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list