amplovsApoloWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: amplo is a adjective, Apolo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“amplo” is an adjective and “Apolo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,284
“amplo” frequency rank
#16,672
“Apolo” frequency rank
20956
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amplo Apolo
Definition extenso, dilatado, espaçoso prenome masculino

Letter map: amplo vs Apolo

Shared letters muted; letters that set amplo and Apolo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. amplo (VCCCV) and Apolo (VCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
amplo
5 ch
Apolo

Grammar separator: amplo vs Apolo

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: amplo is anadjective and Apoloanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amplo is recorded at frequency rank #4,284, classified as anadj. Apolo is at rank #16,672, tagged as anoun, pronounced /a.ˈpɔ.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 20956, this pair ranks #49,438 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of amplo vs Apolo

Shared letters: alop. Private to "amplo": m. Private to "Apolo": -.

"amplo" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV  ·  "Apolo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amplo ← amlpo · ammplo · ampllo · ampol · ampplo · apmlo · maplo
  • Apolo ← aoplo · aploo · apool · appolo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "amplo" for "Apolo" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "amplo" is an adjective and "Apolo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "amplo" vs "Apolo" - which ranks higher?
"amplo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,284 in our Portuguese list, against #16,672 for "Apolo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "amplo" vs "Apolo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "amplo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Apolo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #49,438 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amplo" and "Apolo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apo vs Apolo". 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 #49,438 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list