Which to use
“iodo” and “Irão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,142
- “iodo” frequency rank
- #1,785
- “Irão” frequency rank
- 28927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iodo | Irão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | elemento químico de símbolo I, possui o número atômico 53 e massa atômica relativa 126,904 u; é um não-metal, halogênio, de cor negra; apesar de abundante, não é encontrado livre na natureza, ocorrendo principalmente na forma de iodetos e iodatos em rochas, solos, água do mar e depósitos de sal; é utilizado principalmente na medicina, como desinfetante; é um elemento essencial para o corpo humano; sua falta provoca o hipotiroidismo causando o bócio e a mixedema | país do Oriente Médio, com nome oficial de República Islâmica do Irão, tem fronteiras com a Armênia, Azerbaijão, Turquemenistão, Afeganistão, Paquistão, Iraque e Turquia, é banhado ao norte pelo mar Cáspio, ao sul pelo golfo de Omã e ao sudoeste pelo golfo Pérsico, sua capital é Teerão |
Letter map: iodo vs Irão
Shared letters muted; letters that set iodo and Irão apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. iodo (VVCV) and Irão (VCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: iodo and Irão
iodo and Irão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
iodo is recorded at frequency rank #27,142, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈjo.du/. Irão is at rank #1,785, tagged as anoun.
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 28927, this pair ranks #39,829 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of iodo vs Irão
Shared letters: io. Private to "iodo": d. Private to "Irão": rã.
"iodo" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "Irão" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- iodo ← idoo · ioddo · iood · oido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "iodo" and "Irão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "iodo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Irão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,829 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iodo" and "Irão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ino vs iodo". 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 #39,829 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.