épicovsêxitoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: épico is a adjective, êxito is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“épico” is an adjective and “êxito” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,422
“épico” frequency rank
#5,806
“êxito” frequency rank
19228
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature épico êxito
Definition pertencente ou relativo à epopeia ou à poesia heroica resultado

Letter map: épico vs êxito

Shared letters muted; letters that set épico and êxito apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. épico and êxito follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
épico
5 ch
êxito

Grammar separator: épico vs êxito

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: épico is anadjective and êxitoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

épico is recorded at frequency rank #13,422, classified as anadj. 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 19228, this pair ranks #51,567 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of épico vs êxito

Shared letters: io. Private to "épico": cpé. Private to "êxito": txê.

"épico" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "êxito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "épico" and "êxito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "épico" is an adjective and "êxito" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "épico" vs "êxito" - which ranks higher?
"êxito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,806 in our Portuguese list, against #13,422 for "épico". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "épico" vs "êxito" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "épico" 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 #51,567 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "épico" and "êxito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eólico vs épico". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #51,567 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list