Which to use
“oco” is an adjective and “ódio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,951
- “oco” frequency rank
- #2,032
- “ódio” frequency rank
- 29983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oco | ódio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não tem miolo | aversão; rancor; desejo de ruína ou desgraça alheia |
Where the eye mixes oco and ódio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. oco runs 3 letters (VCV) against ódio's 4 (VCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: oco vs ódio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: oco is /ˈo.ku/ while ódio is /ˈɔ.dju/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oco is recorded at frequency rank #27,951, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈo.ku/. 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 29983, this pair ranks #38,503 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of oco vs ódio
Shared letters: o. Private to "oco": c. Private to "ódio": dió.
"oco" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ódio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "oco" for "ódio" ever safe?
Frequency check: "oco" vs "ódio" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "oco" and "ódio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "oco" 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 #38,503 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oco" and "ódio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oco vs oni". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,503 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.