Which to use
“ileso” is an adjective and “ils” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,340
- “ileso” frequency rank
- #44,900
- “ils” frequency rank
- 70240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ileso | ils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não é ou não está leso; que ficou incólume | eles |
Letter map: ileso vs ils
Shared letters muted; letters that set ileso and ils apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - ileso and ils
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ileso is anadjective and ilsapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ileso is recorded at frequency rank #25,340, classified as anadj. 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 70240, this pair ranks #3,693 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ileso vs ils
Shared letters: ils. Private to "ileso": eo. Private to "ils": -.
"ileso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ils" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ileso ← ielso · ileos · ilesso · illeso · ilseo · lieso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ileso" and "ils" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ileso" or "ils" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "ileso" and "ils". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ileso" 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 #3,693 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ileso" and "ils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ils vs ino". 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 #3,693 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.