Which to use
“apo” is a verb and “app” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,685
- “apo” frequency rank
- #4,695
- “app” frequency rank
- 50380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apo | app |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | atar, juntar, ligar. | aplicativo, aplicação |
Letter map: apo vs app
Shared letters muted; letters that set apo and app apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for apo / app
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: apo is averb and appanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - o in “apo” becomes p in “app”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50380, 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/.. app is at rank #4,695, 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 50380, this pair ranks #14,592 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apo vs app
Shared letters: ap. Private to "apo": o. Private to "app": -.
"apo" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "app" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apo" for "app" ever safe?
Frequency check: "apo" vs "app" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "apo" vs "app" 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 "app" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,592 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apo" and "app" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs apo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #14,592 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.