Which to use
“editor” and “êxito” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,720
- “editor” frequency rank
- #5,806
- “êxito” frequency rank
- 8526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | editor | êxito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o que ou aquele que edita: | resultado |
Letter map: editor vs êxito
Shared letters muted; letters that set editor and êxito apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - editor / êxito
editor and êxito are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
editor is recorded at frequency rank #2,720, classified as anoun. êxito is at rank #5,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɐj.zi.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 8526, this pair ranks #65,211 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of editor vs êxito
Shared letters: iot. Private to "editor": der. Private to "êxito": xê.
"editor" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "êxito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- editor ← deitor · edditor · ediotr · editorr · editro · edittor · edtior · eidtor
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "editor" for "êxito" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "editor" or "êxito" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "editor" and "êxito". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "editor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "êxito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,211 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "editor" and "êxito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Edite vs êxito". 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 #65,211 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.