Which to use
“esqui” and “esquilo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,109
- “esqui” frequency rank
- #22,635
- “esquilo” frequency rank
- 37744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esqui | esquilo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prancha fina e alongada que quando calçadas ou acopladas (a um carrinho, por exemplo) ajudam a deslizar sobre a neve, água, grama ou outra superfície lisa | mamífero roedor da família Sciuridae |
Where the eye mixes esqui and esquilo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. esqui runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against esquilo's 7 (VCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: esqui vs esquilo
A purely visual mix-up. esqui (/is.ˈkiː/) and esquilo (/ɪs.ˈki.lʊ/) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “esqui” sits inside “esquilo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esqui is recorded at frequency rank #15,109, classified as anoun, pronounced /is.ˈkiː/. esquilo is at rank #22,635, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɪs.ˈki.lʊ/.
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 37744, this pair ranks #28,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of esqui vs esquilo
Shared letters: eiqsu. Private to "esqui": -. Private to "esquilo": lo.
"esqui" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "esquilo" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "esqui" and "esquilo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "esqui" vs "esquilo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "esqui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "esquilo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esqui" and "esquilo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esquiar vs esquilo". 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 #28,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.