Which to use
“ioga” and “isola” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,695
- “ioga” frequency rank
- #25,021
- “isola” frequency rank
- 47716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ioga | isola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sistema religioso-filosófico da Índia, que busca a união do indivíduo com o divino | ilha |
Where the eye mixes ioga and isola
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ioga runs 4 letters (VVCV) against isola's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ioga vs isola
A purely visual mix-up. ioga (/"yo.g6/) and isola (/ˈi.zo.la/.) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ioga is recorded at frequency rank #22,695, classified as anoun, pronounced /"yo.g6/. isola is at rank #25,021, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈi.zo.la/..
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 47716, this pair ranks #17,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ioga vs isola
Shared letters: aio. Private to "ioga": g. Private to "isola": ls.
"ioga" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "isola" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ioga" and "isola" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ioga" or "isola"?
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 "ioga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "isola" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ioga" and "isola" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ioga vs ioiô". 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 #17,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.