Which to use
“ilógico” and “irónico” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,411
- “ilógico” frequency rank
- #27,144
- “irónico” frequency rank
- 71555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ilógico | irónico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não possui ou é contrário à lógica; incoerente; incongruente | que possui ironia |
Where the eye mixes ilógico and irónico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ilógico and irónico follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ilógico vs irónico
A purely visual mix-up. ilógico (/i.ˈlɔ.ʒi.ku/) and irónico (/i.ˈɾɔ.ni.ku/) 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 71555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ilógico is recorded at frequency rank #44,411, classified as anadj, pronounced /i.ˈlɔ.ʒi.ku/. irónico is at rank #27,144, tagged as anadj, pronounced /i.ˈɾɔ.ni.ku/.
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 71555, this pair ranks #3,304 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ilógico vs irónico
Shared letters: cioó. Private to "ilógico": gl. Private to "irónico": nr.
"ilógico" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "irónico" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ilógico" and "irónico" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ilógico" or "irónico"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ilógico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irónico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,304 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ilógico" and "irónico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ironia vs irónico". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #3,304 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.