óbitovsóxidoConfusable pair

Which to use

“óbito” and “óxido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,997
“óbito” frequency rank
#22,506
“óxido” frequency rank
37503
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature óbito óxido
Definition falecimento de pessoa; morte, passamento designação genérica dos compostos químicos binários formados por átomos de oxigênio e outros elementos, onde o oxigênio é mais eletronegativo

Letter map: óbito vs óxido

Shared letters muted; letters that set óbito and óxido apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. óbito and óxido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
óbito
5 ch
óxido

Corpus notes: óbito and óxido

óbito and óxido are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

óbito is recorded at frequency rank #14,997, classified as anoun. óxido is at rank #22,506, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔ.ksi.du/.

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 37503, this pair ranks #29,104 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of óbito vs óxido

Shared letters: ioó. Private to "óbito": bt. Private to "óxido": dx.

"óbito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "óxido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "óbito" for "óxido" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "óbito" vs "óxido" - which ranks higher?
"óbito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,997 in our Portuguese list, against #22,506 for "óxido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "óbito" and "óxido". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "óbito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "óxido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #29,104 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "óbito" and "óxido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ócio vs óxido". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #29,104 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