Which to use
“obeso” is an adjective and “óbito” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,137
- “obeso” frequency rank
- #14,997
- “óbito” frequency rank
- 51134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obeso | óbito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se do indivíduo excessivamente gordo e com o ventre proeminente | falecimento de pessoa; morte, passamento |
Letter map: obeso vs óbito
Shared letters muted; letters that set obeso and óbito apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for obeso / óbito
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: obeso is anadjective and óbitoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obeso is recorded at frequency rank #36,137, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɔ.ˈbe.zu/. óbito is at rank #14,997, 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 51134, this pair ranks #13,863 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of obeso vs óbito
Shared letters: bo. Private to "obeso": es. Private to "óbito": itó.
"obeso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "óbito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- obeso ← boeso · obbeso · obeos · obesso · obseo · oebso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "obeso" and "óbito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "obeso" or "óbito"?
What to do next
Pair "obeso" vs "óbito" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "obeso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "óbito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,863 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obeso" and "óbito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obeso vs oleoso". 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 #13,863 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.