Which to use
“oco” is an adjective and “ota” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,951
- “oco” frequency rank
- #31,082
- “ota” frequency rank
- 59033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oco | ota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não tem miolo | expressa regozijo pela dor ou sofrimento alheio |
Where the eye mixes oco and ota
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. oco and ota follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between oco and ota
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: oco is /ˈo.ku/ while ota is /ˈo.tɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59033, 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/. ota is at rank #31,082, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈo.tɐ/.
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 59033, this pair ranks #8,412 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of oco vs ota
Shared letters: o. Private to "oco": c. Private to "ota": at.
"oco" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ota" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "oco" and "ota" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "oco" or "ota"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "oco" and "ota" 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 "ota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,412 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oco" and "ota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs ota". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #8,412 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.