Apolo

/a.ˈpɔ.lu/.

//a.ˈpɔ.lu/./ noun

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The verdict

“Apolo” sits in 16 confusable pairs (corpus #16,672) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#16,672
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-apolo · Apolo · Portuguese

Apolo · rank #16,672 · 4 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,672
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH argumentação

Nearest frequency peer: argumentação (+2 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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “Apolo”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “Apolo” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

Apolo vs após
20% similar
Apolo vs apple
40% similar
Apolo vs asilo
40% similar

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

Key facts for Apolo
PropertyValue
HeadwordApolo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/a.ˈpɔ.lu/.
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,672
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “Apolo”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “argumentação” (#16,674), “Alexis” (#16,666), “aleatoriamente” (#16,665). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “Apolo” fica em #16,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Apolo is neighbouring look-alikes ("após", "apple", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /a.ˈpɔ.lu/.. Frequency #16,672 among 1,900 “A” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Apolo, with forms such as "aoplo", "aploo", and "apool". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "após", "apple", "asilo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is Apolo, spelled A-P-O-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    prenome masculino
  2. 2
    o deus da luz e do sol
  3. 3
    um personagem bíblico do Novo Testamento conhecido como homem eloquente e poderoso nas escrituras, e foi um dos personagens mais importantes da Igreja primitiva, sendo venerado como santo pela Igreja Católica, sendo também bispo da Cesareia Palestina

Synonyms

Febo

This word in other languages

Apollo(English)Apolo(Español)Apollon(Français)Apollon(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aoplo
  • aploo
  • apool
  • appolo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aoplo2aploo2apool2appolo1
Edit distance from "Apolo"

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

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

Same letter count

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

açude#16,686abate#16,656ímpar#16,650tórax#16,637

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list