Which to use
“apatia” is a noun and “apático” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,626
- “apatia” frequency rank
- #49,297
- “apático” frequency rank
- 75923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apatia | apático |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ausência de paixão, emoção ou excitação | que apresenta apatia; indolente |
Letter map: apatia vs apático
Shared letters muted; letters that set apatia and apático apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. apatia runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against apático's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for apatia / apático
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: apatia is anoun and apáticoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apatia is recorded at frequency rank #26,626, classified as anoun. 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 75923, this pair ranks #2,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apatia vs apático
Shared letters: aipt. Private to "apatia": -. Private to "apático": coá.
"apatia" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "apático" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- apatia ← aaptia · apaita · apatai · apattia · appatia · aptaia · paatia
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apatia" for "apático" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "apatia" or "apático" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "apatia" vs "apático" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "apatia" 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 #2,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apatia" and "apático" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apatia vs apneia". 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 #2,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.