Which to use
“asco” and “auto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,190
- “asco” frequency rank
- #1,421
- “auto” frequency rank
- 38611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asco | auto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nojo | solenidade; ação pública |
Where the eye mixes asco and auto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: asco vs auto
A purely visual mix-up. asco (/ˈaʃ.ku/) and auto (/ˈaw.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38611, 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/. auto is at rank #1,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaw.tu/.
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 38611, this pair ranks #27,800 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of asco vs auto
Shared letters: ao. Private to "asco": cs. Private to "auto": tu.
"asco" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "auto" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "asco" and "auto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "asco" vs "auto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "asco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,800 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asco" and "auto" 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 #27,800 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.