Which to use
“óbito” is a noun and “oito” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,997
- “óbito” frequency rank
- #1,099
- “oito” frequency rank
- 16096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | óbito | oito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | falecimento de pessoa; morte, passamento | número equivalente a sete mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha oito elementos distintos, representado pelo símbolo 8 (algarismos arábicos) ou VIII (algarismos romanos) |
Letter map: óbito vs oito
Shared letters muted; letters that set óbito and oito apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. óbito runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against oito's 4 (VVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: óbito vs oito
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: óbito is anoun and oitoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
óbito is recorded at frequency rank #14,997, classified as anoun. oito is at rank #1,099, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈoj.tu/.
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 16096, this pair ranks #55,521 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of óbito vs oito
Shared letters: iot. Private to "óbito": bó. Private to "oito": -.
"óbito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "oito" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- oito ← ioto · oiot · oitto · otio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "óbito" for "oito" ever safe?
Frequency check: "óbito" vs "oito" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "óbito" and "oito". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "óbito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,521 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "óbito" and "oito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obeso vs óbito". 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 #55,521 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.