use

(subst) /jus/, (verbo) /juz/

/(subst) /jus/, (verbo) /juz// noun

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The verdict

“use” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #2,168) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#2,168
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - uso

Corpus desk

Index PT-use · use · Portuguese

use · rank #2,168 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,168
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH vinho

Nearest frequency peer: vinho (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “use”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “use” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

use vs ut
33% similar
use vs uva
33% similar
use vs UTI
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for use
PropertyValue
Headworduse
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA(subst) /jus/, (verbo) /juz/
Letters3
Frequency rank#2,168
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “use”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).usecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “vinho” (#2,169), “saco” (#2,166), “renda” (#2,162). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “use” fica em #2,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for use is neighbouring look-alikes ("ut", "uva", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced (subst) /jus/, (verbo) /juz/. Frequency #2,168 among 147 “U” headwords. Gloss: "uso".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for use, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ut", "uva", "UTI", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is use, spelled U-S-E.

Definition

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    uso

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "use"?
"use" is spelled U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is (subst) /jus/, (verbo) /juz/.
What does "use" mean?
As a noun, "use" means: uso
What words are commonly confused with "use"?
"use" is commonly confused with "ut", "uva", "UTI". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "use"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "use" is (subst) /jus/, (verbo) /juz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "use" come from?
"use" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "use", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tio#2,211bar#2,081par#2,060all#2,001

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list