Which to use
“acne” and “ape” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,830
- “acne” frequency rank
- #28,095
- “ape” frequency rank
- 60925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acne | ape |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | condição que consiste em erupções da pele causadas por inflamações e acúmulo de secreção | comida para cavalos |
Where the eye mixes acne and ape
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acne with ape
A purely visual mix-up. acne (/ˈak.nɨ/) and ape (/ˈɑ.pe/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acne is recorded at frequency rank #32,830, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈak.nɨ/. ape is at rank #28,095, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɑ.pe/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 60925, this pair ranks #7,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acne vs ape
Shared letters: ae. Private to "acne": cn. Private to "ape": p.
"acne" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ape" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acne ← accne · acen · acnne · ance · cane
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acne" for "ape" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "acne" or "ape" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ape" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acne" and "ape" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acne vs acs". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #7,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.