Which to use
“elite” and “êxito” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,389
- “elite” frequency rank
- #5,806
- “êxito” frequency rank
- 9195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elite | êxito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o que há de melhor na sociedade | resultado |
Where the eye mixes elite and êxito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. elite and êxito follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between elite and êxito
A purely visual mix-up. elite (/ɛ.ˈli.tɨ/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elite is recorded at frequency rank #3,389, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɛ.ˈli.tɨ/. 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 9195, this pair ranks #64,320 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of elite vs êxito
Shared letters: it. Private to "elite": el. Private to "êxito": oxê.
"elite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "êxito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- elite ← eilte · eliet · elitte · ellite · eltie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "elite" for "êxito" ever safe?
Frequency check: "elite" vs "êxito" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "elite" 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 #64,320 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elite" 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 #64,320 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.