Which to use
“aparição” is a noun and “apático” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,128
- “aparição” frequency rank
- #49,297
- “apático” frequency rank
- 59425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aparição | apático |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aparecimento, presença rápida e breve de pessoa ou coisa | que apresenta apatia; indolente |
Where the eye mixes aparição and apático
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. aparição runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVV) against apático's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aparição and apático
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aparição is /ɐ.pɐ.ɾi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while apático is /ɐ.ˈpa.ti.ku/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aparição is recorded at frequency rank #10,128, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.pɐ.ɾi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. apático is at rank #49,297, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ˈpa.ti.ku/.
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 59425, this pair ranks #8,187 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aparição vs apático
Shared letters: aiop. Private to "aparição": rãç. Private to "apático": ctá.
"aparição" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV · "apático" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aparição" for "apático" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aparição" vs "apático" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aparição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apático" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,187 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aparição" and "apático" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apatia vs apático". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #8,187 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.