Which to use
“obra” is a noun and “oro” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #702
- “obra” frequency rank
- #19,228
- “oro” frequency rank
- 19930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obra | oro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resultado de uma ação ou de um trabalho | primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo orar |
Letter map: obra vs oro
Shared letters muted; letters that set obra and oro apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. obra runs 4 letters (VCCV) against oro's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - obra and oro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: obra is anoun and oroaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19930, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obra is recorded at frequency rank #702, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔ.bɾɐ/. oro is at rank #19,228, tagged as averb.
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 19930, this pair ranks #50,687 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obra vs oro
Shared letters: or. Private to "obra": ab. Private to "oro": -.
"obra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "oro" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- obra ← obar · obbra · obrra · orba
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "obra" and "oro" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "obra" vs "oro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "obra" and "oro".
- Full dictionary entry for "obra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,687 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obra" and "oro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs oro". 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 #50,687 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.