Which to use
“apoiado” and “aprovado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,974
- “apoiado” frequency rank
- #2,987
- “aprovado” frequency rank
- 9961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apoiado | aprovado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que recebeu apoio; aprovado | que obteve aprovação |
Where the eye mixes apoiado and aprovado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apoiado runs 7 letters (VCVVVCV) against aprovado's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between apoiado and aprovado
A purely visual mix-up. apoiado (/ɐ.poj.ˈa.du/) and aprovado (/ɐ.pɾu.ˈva.du/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9961, 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/. aprovado is at rank #2,987, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.pɾu.ˈva.du/.
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 9961, this pair ranks #63,289 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apoiado vs aprovado
Shared letters: adop. Private to "apoiado": i. Private to "aprovado": rv.
"apoiado" · 7 letters · shape VCVVVCV · "aprovado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apoiado" and "aprovado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "apoiado" or "aprovado"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "apoiado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aprovado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,289 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apoiado" and "aprovado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aprovado vs arrojado". 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 #63,289 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.