asco vs Ass, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“asco” and “Ass” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,190
“asco” frequency rank: #15,020
“Ass” frequency rank: 52210
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	asco	Ass
Definition	nojo	ás

Where the eye mixes asco and Ass

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch

asco

3 ch

Ass

Look-alike desk: asco vs Ass

A purely visual mix-up. asco (/ˈaʃ.ku/) and Ass (/as/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asco is recorded at frequency rank #37,190, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaʃ.ku/. Ass is at rank #15,020, tagged as anoun, pronounced /as/ 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 52210, this pair ranks #12,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of asco vs Ass

Shared letters: as. Private to "asco": co. Private to "Ass": -.

"asco" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Ass" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Known mistypes of this pair

asco ← ascco · asoc · assco

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "asco" for "Ass" ever safe?

No. They are said differently (/ˈaʃ.ku/ versus /as/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "asco" or "Ass"?

"Ass" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,020 in our Portuguese list, against #37,190 for "asco". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "asco" and "Ass" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "asco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "Ass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #12,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"asco" and "Ass" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs asco". 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 #12,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.