aipovsasiloWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“aipo” and “asilo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,191
“aipo” frequency rank
#9,000
“asilo” frequency rank
53191
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aipo asilo
Definition planta herbácea odorífena da família das Umbelíferas cultivada para fins culinários; seu nome científico é Apium graveolens local onde escondiam-se criminosos

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aipo and asilo apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
aipo
5 ch
asilo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. aipo (/ˈaj.pu/) and asilo (/a.ˈzi.lu/) 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 53191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aipo is recorded at frequency rank #44,191, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaj.pu/. asilo is at rank #9,000, tagged as anoun, pronounced /a.ˈzi.lu/.

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 53191, this pair ranks #12,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aipo vs asilo

Shared letters: aio. Private to "aipo": p. Private to "asilo": ls.

"aipo" · 4 letters · shape VVCV  ·  "asilo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aipoaiop · aippo · apio · iapo
  • asiloaislo · asillo · asiol · aslio · assilo · sailo

Frequency comparison

aipo#44,191
asilo#9,000

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aipo" and "asilo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈaj.pu/ versus /a.ˈzi.lu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aipo" or "asilo"?
"asilo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,000 in our Portuguese list, against #44,191 for "aipo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aipo vs asilo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aipo” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list