Which to use
“afogado” and “apoiado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,856
- “afogado” frequency rank
- #6,974
- “apoiado” frequency rank
- 29830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afogado | apoiado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se afogou | que recebeu apoio; aprovado |
Letter map: afogado vs apoiado
Shared letters muted; letters that set afogado and apoiado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: afogado and apoiado
afogado and apoiado are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afogado is recorded at frequency rank #22,856, classified as anadj. apoiado is at rank #6,974, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.poj.ˈa.du/.
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 29830, this pair ranks #38,726 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of afogado vs apoiado
Shared letters: ado. Private to "afogado": fg. Private to "apoiado": ip.
"afogado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "apoiado" · 7 letters · shape VCVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "afogado" and "apoiado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "afogado" or "apoiado"?
What to do next
Pair "afogado" vs "apoiado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "afogado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apoiado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,726 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afogado" and "apoiado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afinado vs afogado". 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 #38,726 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.