Which to use
“bruto” is an adjective and “bruxo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,918
- “bruto” frequency rank
- #17,210
- “bruxo” frequency rank
- 23128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bruto | bruxo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | néscio, incapaz | diz-se do homem que faz bruxarias |
Letter map: bruto vs bruxo
Shared letters muted; letters that set bruto and bruxo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. bruto and bruxo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - bruto and bruxo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bruto is anadjective and bruxoanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - t in “bruto” becomes x in “bruxo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bruto is recorded at frequency rank #5,918, classified as anadj. bruxo is at rank #17,210, tagged as anoun.
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 23128, this pair ranks #46,752 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bruto vs bruxo
Shared letters: boru. Private to "bruto": t. Private to "bruxo": x.
"bruto" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "bruxo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bruto" for "bruxo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bruto" vs "bruxo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "bruto" vs "bruxo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "bruto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bruxo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,752 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bruto" and "bruxo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brio vs bruxo". 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 #46,752 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.