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 eye mixes aipo and asilo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. aipo runs 4 letters (VVCV) against asilo's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aipo and asilo
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aipo" and "asilo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "aipo" or "asilo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aipo" and "asilo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aipo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asilo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aipo" and "asilo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aipo vs apo". 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 #12,209 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.