Which to use
“apo” is a verb and “apud” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,685
- “apo” frequency rank
- #40,428
- “apud” frequency rank
- 86113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apo | apud |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | atar, juntar, ligar. | palavra latina usada para citações indiretas (citar documentos que não foram obtidos diretamente, mas por meio de outras obras) |
Letter map: apo vs apud
Shared letters muted; letters that set apo and apud apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: apo vs apud
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: apo is averb and apudapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86113, 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/.. apud is at rank #40,428, tagged as aprep.
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 86113, this pair ranks #619 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apo vs apud
Shared letters: ap. Private to "apo": o. Private to "apud": du.
"apo" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "apud" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- apud ← apdu · appud · apudd · aupd · paud
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apo" and "apud" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "apo" or "apud"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "apo" and "apud".
- Full dictionary entry for "apo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apud" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #619 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apo" and "apud" 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 #619 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.