Which to use
“oba” is a num and “oni” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,674
- “oba” frequency rank
- #49,618
- “oni” frequency rank
- 70292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oba | oni |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ambos, um e outro, uma e outra | pronome pessoal do caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do plural de gênero masculino pessoal, eles |
Letter map: oba vs oni
Shared letters muted; letters that set oba and oni apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. oba and oni follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for oba / oni
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: oba is anum and oniapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oba is recorded at frequency rank #20,674, classified as anum, pronounced /ˈʔɔba/ ouvir^(fonte ?). oni is at rank #49,618, tagged as apron.
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 70292, this pair ranks #3,669 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of oba vs oni
Shared letters: o. Private to "oba": ab. Private to "oni": in.
"oba" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "oni" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "oba" and "oni" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "oba" or "oni" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "oba" vs "oni" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "oba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oni" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,669 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oba" and "oni" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs ons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #3,669 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.