amplovsappleWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#4,284
“amplo” frequency rank
#4,286
“apple” frequency rank
8570
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amplo apple
Definition extenso, dilatado, espaçoso maçã

Letter map: amplo vs apple

Shared letters muted; letters that set amplo and apple apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
amplo
5 ch
apple

Grammar separator: amplo vs apple

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: amplo is anadjective and appleanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amplo is recorded at frequency rank #4,284, classified as anadj. apple is at rank #4,286, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈæ.pl̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?).

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 8570, this pair ranks #65,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of amplo vs apple

Shared letters: alp. Private to "amplo": mo. Private to "apple": e.

"amplo" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV  ·  "apple" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amploamlpo · ammplo · ampllo · ampol · ampplo · apmlo · maplo
  • appleaple · aplpe · applle

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "amplo" and "apple" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "amplo" is an adjective and "apple" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "amplo" or "apple"?
"amplo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,284 in our Portuguese list, against #4,286 for "apple". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "amplo" and "apple". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "amplo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apple" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amplo" and "apple" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amplo 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 #65,155 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