óbitovsottoConfusable pair

Quick tell: óbito is a noun, otto is a num, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“óbito” is a noun and “otto” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,997
“óbito” frequency rank
#11,925
“otto” frequency rank
26922
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature óbito otto
Definition falecimento de pessoa; morte, passamento oito (8, VIII)

Letter map: óbito vs otto

Shared letters muted; letters that set óbito and otto apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
óbito
4 ch
otto

Role in the sentence - óbito and otto

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: óbito is anoun and ottoanum. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

óbito is recorded at frequency rank #14,997, classified as anoun. otto is at rank #11,925, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈɔtto/.

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 26922, this pair ranks #42,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of óbito vs otto

Shared letters: ot. Private to "óbito": bió. Private to "otto": -.

"óbito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "otto" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ottooto · otot · toto

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "óbito" and "otto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "óbito" is a noun and "otto" a num, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "óbito" vs "otto" - which ranks higher?
"otto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,925 in our Portuguese list, against #14,997 for "óbito". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "óbito" and "otto".

  • Full dictionary entry for "óbito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "otto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #42,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "óbito" and "otto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "omo vs otto". 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 #42,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list