Which to use
“app” and “apple” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,695
- “app” frequency rank
- #4,286
- “apple” frequency rank
- 8981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | app | apple |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aplicativo, aplicação | maçã |
Letter map: app vs apple
Shared letters muted; letters that set app and apple apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: app and apple
app and apple are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “app” sits inside “apple”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
app is recorded at frequency rank #4,695, classified as anoun. apple is at rank #4,286, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈæ.pl̩/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 8981, this pair ranks #64,608 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of app vs apple
Shared letters: ap. Private to "app": -. Private to "apple": el.
"app" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "apple" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- apple ← aple · aplpe · applle
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "app" and "apple" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "app" vs "apple" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "app" and "apple". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "app" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apple" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,608 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "app" and "apple" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs app". 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 #64,608 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.