Which to use
“aplacar” and “aplicar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,760
- “aplacar” frequency rank
- #5,378
- “aplicar” frequency rank
- 49138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aplacar | aplicar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | reduzir a força ou a intensidade de; acalmar, atenuar, minorar | sobrepor, pôr sobre |
Where the eye mixes aplacar and aplicar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aplacar and aplicar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aplacar and aplicar
A purely visual mix-up. aplacar (/ɐ.plɐ.ˈkaɾ/) and aplicar (/ɐ.pli.ˈkaɾ/) 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 a single letter - a in “aplacar” becomes i in “aplicar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aplacar is recorded at frequency rank #43,760, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.plɐ.ˈkaɾ/. aplicar is at rank #5,378, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.pli.ˈkaɾ/.
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 49138, this pair ranks #15,941 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aplacar vs aplicar
Shared letters: aclpr. Private to "aplacar": -. Private to "aplicar": i.
"aplacar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "aplicar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aplacar" for "aplicar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aplacar" or "aplicar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aplacar" and "aplicar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aplacar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aplicar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,941 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aplacar" and "aplicar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alçar vs aplacar". 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 #15,941 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.