Which to use
“ócio” and “ódio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,525
- “ócio” frequency rank
- #2,032
- “ódio” frequency rank
- 36557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ócio | ódio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não ter nada o que fazer | aversão; rancor; desejo de ruína ou desgraça alheia |
Where the eye mixes ócio and ódio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ócio and ódio follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ócio and ódio
A purely visual mix-up. ócio (/ˈɔ.sju/) and ódio (/ˈɔ.dju/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - c in “ócio” becomes d in “ódio”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ócio is recorded at frequency rank #34,525, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔ.sju/. 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 36557, this pair ranks #30,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ócio vs ódio
Shared letters: ioó. Private to "ócio": c. Private to "ódio": d.
"ócio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "ódio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ócio" and "ódio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ócio" or "ódio"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ócio" 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 #30,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ócio" and "ódio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ócio vs oni". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #30,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.