# aquilo vs asilo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### aquilo
*pronoun · IPA /ɐ.ˈki.lu/ · frequency rank #820*
aquela coisa ou aquele assunto

### asilo
*noun · IPA /a.ˈzi.lu/ · frequency rank #9,000*
local onde escondiam-se criminosos

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/aquilo-vs-asilo