Which to use
“ápice” and “apito” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,267
- “ápice” frequency rank
- #14,770
- “apito” frequency rank
- 29037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ápice | apito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | topo, cume | instrumento feito em madeira, metal, plástico ou outro material que produz som ao ser assoprado, e usado com diversos fins como alarme, instrumento musical, sinalização, caça, etc. |
Where the eye mixes ápice and apito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ápice and apito follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ápice with apito
A purely visual mix-up. ápice (/ˈa.pi.sɨ/) and apito (/aˈpi.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ápice is recorded at frequency rank #14,267, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.pi.sɨ/. apito is at rank #14,770, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aˈpi.tu/.
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 29037, this pair ranks #39,694 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ápice vs apito
Shared letters: ip. Private to "ápice": ceá. Private to "apito": aot.
"ápice" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "apito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- apito ← aipto · apiot · apitto · appito · aptio · paito
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ápice" and "apito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ápice" or "apito"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ápice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,694 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ápice" and "apito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alce vs ápice". 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 #39,694 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.