Which to use
“ido” and “ídolo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,480
- “ido” frequency rank
- #7,585
- “ídolo” frequency rank
- 11065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ido | ídolo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | figura, estátua que representa uma divindade que se adora |
Where the eye mixes ido and ídolo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ido runs 3 letters (VCV) against ídolo's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ido vs ídolo
A purely visual mix-up. ido (/ˈi.du/) and ídolo (/ˈi.du.lu/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ido is recorded at frequency rank #3,480, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈi.du/. ídolo is at rank #7,585, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈi.du.lu/.
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 11065, this pair ranks #61,871 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ido vs ídolo
Shared letters: do. Private to "ido": i. Private to "ídolo": lí.
"ido" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ídolo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ido" for "ídolo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ido" vs "ídolo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ido" and "ídolo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ídolo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,871 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ido" and "ídolo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ídolo vs ioiô". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #61,871 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.