Which to use
“aliado” is a noun and “apoiado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,163
- “aliado” frequency rank
- #6,974
- “apoiado” frequency rank
- 12137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aliado | apoiado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | entidade (pessoa, time, estado, etc) que se aliou a outra entidade | que recebeu apoio; aprovado |
Letter map: aliado vs apoiado
Shared letters muted; letters that set aliado and apoiado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - aliado and apoiado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aliado is anoun and apoiadoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aliado is recorded at frequency rank #5,163, classified as anoun. 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 12137, this pair ranks #60,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aliado vs apoiado
Shared letters: adio. Private to "aliado": l. Private to "apoiado": p.
"aliado" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "apoiado" · 7 letters · shape VCVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aliado" for "apoiado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aliado" vs "apoiado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "aliado" vs "apoiado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "aliado" 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 #60,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aliado" and "apoiado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aleijado vs aliado". 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 #60,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.