Which to use
“inox” is a noun and “io” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,913
- “inox” frequency rank
- #18,900
- “io” frequency rank
- 63813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inox | io |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aço inoxidável | sempre |
Letter map: inox vs io
Shared letters muted; letters that set inox and io apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. inox runs 4 letters (VCVC) against io's 2 (VV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for inox / io
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: inox is anoun and ioanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inox is recorded at frequency rank #44,913, classified as anoun. io is at rank #18,900, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈi.o/, /ˈi.ɔ/.
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 63813, this pair ranks #6,026 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of inox vs io
Shared letters: io. Private to "inox": nx. Private to "io": -.
"inox" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "io" · 2 letters · shape VV
Known mistypes of this pair
- inox ← innox · inoxx · inxo · ionx · niox
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inox" and "io" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "inox" or "io" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "inox" vs "io" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "inox" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "io" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,026 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inox" and "io" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ino vs inox". 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 #6,026 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.