Which to use
“apud” is a preposition and “aqui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,428
- “apud” frequency rank
- #63
- “aqui” frequency rank
- 40491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apud | aqui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | palavra latina usada para citações indiretas (citar documentos que não foram obtidos diretamente, mas por meio de outras obras) | lugar onde situa-se o interlocutor |
Letter map: apud vs aqui
Shared letters muted; letters that set apud and aqui apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. apud (VCVC) and aqui (VCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - apud and aqui
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: apud is apreposition and aquianadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apud is recorded at frequency rank #40,428, classified as aprep. aqui is at rank #63, tagged as anadv, pronounced /a.ˈki/.
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 40491, this pair ranks #25,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apud vs aqui
Shared letters: au. Private to "apud": dp. Private to "aqui": iq.
"apud" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "aqui" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apud" and "aqui" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "apud" or "aqui"?
Useful next steps
Pair "apud" vs "aqui" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "apud" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aqui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apud" and "aqui" 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 #25,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.