Which to use
“elio” and “êxito” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,286
- “elio” frequency rank
- #5,806
- “êxito” frequency rank
- 52092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elio | êxito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hélio | resultado |
Where the eye mixes elio and êxito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. elio runs 4 letters (VCVV) against êxito's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses elio with êxito
A purely visual mix-up. elio (/ˈɛljo/) and êxito (/ˈɐj.zi.tu/) 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 52092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elio is recorded at frequency rank #46,286, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛljo/. 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 52092, this pair ranks #13,037 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of elio vs êxito
Shared letters: io. Private to "elio": el. Private to "êxito": txê.
"elio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "êxito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- elio ← eilo · ellio · eloi · leio
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "elio" and "êxito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "elio" or "êxito"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "elio" and "êxito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "elio" 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 #13,037 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elio" and "êxito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elio vs eólico". 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 #13,037 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.