Which to use
“ânimo” is an intj and “asilo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,571
- “ânimo” frequency rank
- #9,000
- “asilo” frequency rank
- 20571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ânimo | asilo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coragem, força | local onde escondiam-se criminosos |
Where the eye mixes ânimo and asilo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ânimo with asilo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ânimo is /ˈɐ.ni.mu/ while asilo is /a.ˈzi.lu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ânimo is recorded at frequency rank #11,571, classified as anintj, pronounced /ˈɐ.ni.mu/. asilo is at rank #9,000, tagged as anoun, pronounced /a.ˈzi.lu/.
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 20571, this pair ranks #49,907 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ânimo vs asilo
Shared letters: io. Private to "ânimo": mnâ. Private to "asilo": als.
"ânimo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "asilo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- asilo ← aislo · asillo · asiol · aslio · assilo · sailo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ânimo" and "asilo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ânimo" or "asilo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ânimo" and "asilo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ânimo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asilo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,907 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ânimo" and "asilo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ânimo vs antro". 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 #49,907 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.