Which to use
“asilo” and “asno” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,000
- “asilo” frequency rank
- #40,433
- “asno” frequency rank
- 49433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asilo | asno |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | local onde escondiam-se criminosos | burro |
Where the eye mixes asilo and asno
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. asilo runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against asno's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses asilo with asno
A purely visual mix-up. asilo (/a.ˈzi.lu/) and asno (/ˈaʒ.nu/) 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 49433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
asilo is recorded at frequency rank #9,000, classified as anoun, pronounced /a.ˈzi.lu/. asno is at rank #40,433, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaʒ.nu/.
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 49433, this pair ranks #15,570 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of asilo vs asno
Shared letters: aos. Private to "asilo": il. Private to "asno": n.
"asilo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "asno" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "asilo" for "asno" ever safe?
Which is more common, "asilo" or "asno"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "asilo" and "asno" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "asilo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asno" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,570 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asilo" and "asno" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ASC vs asno". 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 #15,570 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.