Apolônio

/a.poˈlo.njo/

//a.poˈlo.njo// noun

The verdict

“Apolônio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #80,966 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,966
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-apolonio · Apolônio · Portuguese

Apolônio · rank #80,966 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,966
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH arbóreo

Nearest frequency peer: arbóreo (+5 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “Apolônio”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Apolônio” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Apolônio
PropertyValue
HeadwordApolônio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/a.poˈlo.njo/
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,966
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Apolônio” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “arbóreo” (#80,971), “Angst” (#80,959), “aromatizado” (#80,977). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “Apolônio” fica em #80,966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Apolônio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #80,966 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /a.poˈlo.njo/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "prenome masculino".

Apolônio doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is Apolônio, spelled A-P-O-L-Ô-N-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    prenome masculino

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 "Apolônio"?
"Apolônio" is spelled A-P-O-L-Ô-N-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /a.poˈlo.njo/.
What does "Apolônio" mean?
As a noun, "Apolônio" means: prenome masculino
How do you pronounce "Apolônio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Apolônio" is /a.poˈlo.njo/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Apolônio" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list