Which to use
“apagar” and “apelar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,285
- “apagar” frequency rank
- #16,444
- “apelar” frequency rank
- 20729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apagar | apelar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer desaparecer (raspando, etc.) | chamar em socorro |
Letter map: apagar vs apelar
Shared letters muted; letters that set apagar and apelar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. apagar and apelar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: apagar and apelar
apagar and apelar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apagar is recorded at frequency rank #4,285, classified as averb. apelar is at rank #16,444, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.pɨ.ˈlaɾ/.
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 20729, this pair ranks #49,710 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apagar vs apelar
Shared letters: apr. Private to "apagar": g. Private to "apelar": el.
"apagar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "apelar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apagar" and "apelar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "apagar" vs "apelar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "apagar" and "apelar".
- Full dictionary entry for "apagar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apelar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,710 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apagar" and "apelar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aparar vs apelar". 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 #49,710 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.