óbvio vs ódio, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“óbvio” is an adjective and “ódio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,653
“óbvio” frequency rank: #2,032
“ódio” frequency rank: 5685
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	óbvio	ódio
Definition	fácil de entender, intuitivo, lógico, evidente:	aversão; rancor; desejo de ruína ou desgraça alheia

Letter map: óbvio vs ódio

Shared letters muted; letters that set óbvio and ódio apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. óbvio runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against ódio's 4 (VCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch

óbvio

4 ch

ódio

Grammar separator: óbvio vs ódio

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: óbvio is anadjective and ódioanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

óbvio is recorded at frequency rank #3,653, classified as anadj. ódio is at rank #2,032, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔ.dju/.

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 5685, this pair ranks #68,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of óbvio vs ódio

Shared letters: ioó. Private to "óbvio": bv. Private to "ódio": d.

"óbvio" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "ódio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "óbvio" and "ódio" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "óbvio" is an adjective and "ódio" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "óbvio" or "ódio"?

"ódio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,032 in our Portuguese list, against #3,653 for "óbvio". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "óbvio" and "ódio".

Full dictionary entry for "óbvio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "ódio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #68,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"óbvio" and "ódio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ódio vs oni". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #68,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.