Which to use
“apelido” and “apelo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,274
- “apelido” frequency rank
- #6,263
- “apelo” frequency rank
- 11537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apelido | apelo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nome pessoal que provém da tradição familiar; nome de família; sobrenome | pedido de ajuda |
Where the eye mixes apelido and apelo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. apelido runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against apelo's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses apelido with apelo
A purely visual mix-up. apelido (/ɐ.pɨ.ˈli.du/) and apelo (/ɐ.ˈpe.lu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apelido is recorded at frequency rank #5,274, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.pɨ.ˈli.du/. apelo is at rank #6,263, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈpe.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 11537, this pair ranks #61,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apelido vs apelo
Shared letters: aelop. Private to "apelido": di. Private to "apelo": -.
"apelido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "apelo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apelido" and "apelo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "apelido" or "apelo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "apelido" and "apelo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apelido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apelo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apelido" and "apelo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apelo 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 #61,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.