Which to use
“ido” is a noun and “ils” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,480
- “ido” frequency rank
- #44,900
- “ils” frequency rank
- 48380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ido | ils |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | eles |
Where the eye mixes ido and ils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ido vs ils
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ido is /ˈi.du/ while ils is \il\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48380, 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/. ils is at rank #44,900, tagged as apron, pronounced \il\.
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 48380, this pair ranks #16,800 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ido vs ils
Shared letters: i. Private to "ido": do. Private to "ils": ls.
"ido" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ils" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ido" for "ils" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ido" or "ils" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ido" and "ils" 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 "ils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,800 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ido" and "ils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ils vs ino". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #16,800 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.