Which to use
“ícone” and “Ivone” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,255
- “ícone” frequency rank
- #25,709
- “Ivone” frequency rank
- 31964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ícone | Ivone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | símbolo | prenome feminino |
Where the eye mixes ícone and Ivone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ícone and Ivone follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ícone vs Ivone
A purely visual mix-up. ícone (/ˈi.ko.ni/) and Ivone (iˈvo.ni) 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 31964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ícone is recorded at frequency rank #6,255, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈi.ko.ni/. Ivone is at rank #25,709, tagged as anoun, pronounced iˈvo.ni.
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 31964, this pair ranks #35,969 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ícone vs Ivone
Shared letters: eno. Private to "ícone": cí. Private to "Ivone": iv.
"ícone" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "Ivone" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ivone ← iovne · ivnoe · ivoen · ivonne · ivvone · vione
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ícone" for "Ivone" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ícone" or "Ivone"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ícone" and "Ivone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ícone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ivone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,969 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ícone" and "Ivone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "íon vs Ivone". 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 #35,969 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.