Which to use
“após” is an adverb and “apud” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #187
- “após” frequency rank
- #40,428
- “apud” frequency rank
- 40615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | após | apud |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em seguimento | palavra latina usada para citações indiretas (citar documentos que não foram obtidos diretamente, mas por meio de outras obras) |
Letter map: após vs apud
Shared letters muted; letters that set após and apud apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: após vs apud
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: após is anadverb and apudapreposition. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
após is recorded at frequency rank #187, classified as anadv, pronounced /ɐ.ˈpɔʃ/. 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 40615, this pair ranks #25,454 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of após vs apud
Shared letters: ap. Private to "após": só. Private to "apud": du.
"após" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "apud" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- apud ← apdu · appud · apudd · aupd · paud
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "após" and "apud" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "após" or "apud" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "após" and "apud".
- Full dictionary entry for "após" 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 #25,454 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "após" and "apud" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apo vs apud". 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 #25,454 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.