Which to use
“apoiado” is an adjective and “apoio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,974
- “apoiado” frequency rank
- #517
- “apoio” frequency rank
- 7491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apoiado | apoio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que recebeu apoio; aprovado | encosto: |
Letter map: apoiado vs apoio
Shared letters muted; letters that set apoiado and apoio apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. apoiado runs 7 letters (VCVVVCV) against apoio's 5 (VCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for apoiado / apoio
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: apoiado is anadjective and apoioanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apoiado is recorded at frequency rank #6,974, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.poj.ˈa.du/. 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 7491, this pair ranks #66,631 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apoiado vs apoio
Shared letters: aiop. Private to "apoiado": d. Private to "apoio": -.
"apoiado" · 7 letters · shape VCVVVCV · "apoio" · 5 letters · shape VCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apoiado" for "apoio" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "apoiado" or "apoio" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "apoiado" and "apoio".
- Full dictionary entry for "apoiado" 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 #66,631 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apoiado" and "apoio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apo vs apoio". 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 #66,631 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.