Which to use
“apito” and “asilo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,770
- “apito” frequency rank
- #9,000
- “asilo” frequency rank
- 23770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apito | asilo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | local onde escondiam-se criminosos |
Where the eye mixes apito and asilo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between apito and asilo
A purely visual mix-up. apito (/aˈpi.tu/) and asilo (/a.ˈzi.lu/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apito is recorded at frequency rank #14,770, classified as anoun, pronounced /aˈpi.tu/. asilo is at rank #9,000, tagged as anoun, pronounced /a.ˈzi.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 23770, this pair ranks #45,984 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apito vs asilo
Shared letters: aio. Private to "apito": pt. Private to "asilo": ls.
"apito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "asilo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "apito" and "asilo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asilo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,984 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apito" and "asilo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apito 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 #45,984 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.