Which to use
“êxito” and “êxodo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,806
- “êxito” frequency rank
- #14,269
- “êxodo” frequency rank
- 20075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | êxito | êxodo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resultado | emigração de todo um povo ou saída de pessoas em massa |
Where the eye mixes êxito and êxodo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses êxito with êxodo
A purely visual mix-up. êxito (/ˈɐj.zi.tu/) and êxodo (/ˈe.zɘ.dʊ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
êxito is recorded at frequency rank #5,806, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɐj.zi.tu/. êxodo is at rank #14,269, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈe.zɘ.dʊ/.
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 20075, this pair ranks #50,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of êxito vs êxodo
Shared letters: oxê. Private to "êxito": it. Private to "êxodo": d.
"êxito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "êxodo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "êxito" for "êxodo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "êxito" or "êxodo"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "êxito" and "êxodo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "êxito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "êxodo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "êxito" and "êxodo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "engodo vs êxodo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #50,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.