Which to use
“ice” and “ido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,198
- “ice” frequency rank
- #3,480
- “ido” frequency rank
- 13678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ice | ido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gelo | língua artificial, uma versão simplificada do esperanto; não é adotada oficialmente por nenhum país e é seguida por grupos pequenos de pessoas, especialmente na Europa |
Where the eye mixes ice and ido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ice with ido
A purely visual mix-up. ice (/ˈɑɪs/) and ido (/ˈi.du/) 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 13678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ice is recorded at frequency rank #10,198, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɑɪs/. ido is at rank #3,480, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈi.du/.
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 13678, this pair ranks #58,597 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ice vs ido
Shared letters: i. Private to "ice": ce. Private to "ido": do.
"ice" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ido" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ice" for "ido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ice" vs "ido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ice" and "ido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,597 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ice" and "ido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ice vs ino". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #58,597 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.