Which to use
“ócio” and “olho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,525
- “ócio” frequency rank
- #1,251
- “olho” frequency rank
- 35776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ócio | olho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não ter nada o que fazer | órgão, geralmente aos pares, de vários animais responsável pela visão |
Where the eye mixes ócio and olho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. ócio (VCVV) and olho (VCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between ócio and olho
A purely visual mix-up. ócio (/ˈɔ.sju/) and olho (/ˈɔ.ʎʊ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35776, 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/. olho is at rank #1,251, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔ.ʎʊ/.
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 35776, this pair ranks #31,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ócio vs olho
Shared letters: o. Private to "ócio": ció. Private to "olho": hl.
"ócio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "olho" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- olho ← loho · ohlo · olhho · ollho · oloh
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ócio" and "olho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ócio" or "olho" show up more?
What to do next
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 "olho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ócio" and "olho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ócio vs oni". 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 #31,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.