Which to use
“apo” is a verb and “apoio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,685
- “apo” frequency rank
- #517
- “apoio” frequency rank
- 46202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apo | apoio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | atar, juntar, ligar. | encosto: |
Letter map: apo vs apoio
Shared letters muted; letters that set apo and apoio apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. apo runs 3 letters (VCV) against apoio's 5 (VCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - apo and apoio
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: apo is averb and apoioanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “apo” sits inside “apoio”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apo is recorded at frequency rank #45,685, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈa.poː/.. apoio is at rank #517, tagged as anoun.
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 46202, this pair ranks #19,137 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apo vs apoio
Shared letters: aop. Private to "apo": -. Private to "apoio": i.
"apo" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "apoio" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- apoio ← aopio · apioo · apooi · appoio · paoio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apo" for "apoio" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "apo" or "apoio" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "apo" vs "apoio" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "apo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apoio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,137 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apo" and "apoio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs 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 #19,137 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.