Which to use
“odiar” is a verb and “ódio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,367
- “odiar” frequency rank
- #2,032
- “ódio” frequency rank
- 10399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | odiar | ódio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ter ódio a | aversão; rancor; desejo de ruína ou desgraça alheia |
Where the eye mixes odiar and ódio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between odiar and ódio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: odiar is /u.ˈdjaɾ/ 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
odiar is recorded at frequency rank #8,367, classified as averb, pronounced /u.ˈdjaɾ/. 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 10399, this pair ranks #62,720 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of odiar vs ódio
Shared letters: dio. Private to "odiar": ar. Private to "ódio": ó.
"odiar" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "ódio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- odiar ← doiar · odair · oddiar · odiarr · odira · oidar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "odiar" for "ódio" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "odiar" or "ódio" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "odiar" 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 #62,720 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "odiar" and "ódio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oda vs odiar". 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 #62,720 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.