apostolado

/ɐ.puʃ.tu.ˈla.du/

//ɐ.puʃ.tu.ˈla.du// noun

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The verdict

“apostolado” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #27,731. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,731
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - conjunto de tarefas de um apóstolo na defesa de uma doutrina e/ou de sua propagação

Corpus desk

Index PT-apostolado · apostolado · Portuguese

apostolado · rank #27,731 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #27,731
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aniquilar

Nearest frequency peer: aniquilar (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “apostolado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “apostolado” 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).

apostolado vs apóstolo
70% similar

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

Key facts for apostolado
PropertyValue
Headwordapostolado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.puʃ.tu.ˈla.du/
Letters10
Frequency rank#27,731
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “apostolado”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “aniquilar” (#27,729), “arcade” (#27,734), “automobilístico” (#27,743). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “apostolado” fica em #27,731. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around apostolado (IPA /ɐ.puʃ.tu.ˈla.du/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,731 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for apostolado, with forms such as "aopstolado", "aposotlado", and "aposstolado". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "apóstolo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is apostolado, spelled A-P-O-S-T-O-L-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    conjunto de tarefas de um apóstolo na defesa de uma doutrina e/ou de sua propagação
  2. 2
    grupo dos apóstolos que acompanharam Cristo
  3. 3
    grupo de indivíduos que difundem uma doutrina
  4. 4
    difusão ou ensino de uma doutrina

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Se não sou apóstolo para outrem, certamente o sou para vós outros, porque vós sois o selo do meu apostolado no Senhor."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aopstolado
  • aposotlado
  • aposstolado
  • apostloado
  • apostoaldo
  • apostoladdo
  • apostolaod
  • apostoldao
  • apostollado
  • aposttolado
  • apotsolado
  • appostolado
  • apsotolado
  • paostolado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apostolado - 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.

aopstolado2aposotlado2aposstolado1apostloado2apostoaldo2apostoladdo1apostolaod2apostoldao2
Edit distance from "apostolado"

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 "apostolado"?
"apostolado" is spelled A-P-O-S-T-O-L-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.puʃ.tu.ˈla.du/.
What does "apostolado" mean?
As a noun, "apostolado" means: conjunto de tarefas de um apóstolo na defesa de uma doutrina e/ou de sua propagação
What words are commonly confused with "apostolado"?
"apostolado" is commonly confused with "apóstolo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apostolado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apostolado" is /ɐ.puʃ.tu.ˈla.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apostolado" come from?
"apostolado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

carpenter14 variantsconspirar14 variantshomologação14 variantshipotético14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list