Which to use
“ódio” is a noun and “odioso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,032
- “ódio” frequency rank
- #40,266
- “odioso” frequency rank
- 42298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ódio | odioso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aversão; rancor; desejo de ruína ou desgraça alheia | que inspira ódio |
Where the eye mixes ódio and odioso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ódio runs 4 letters (VCVV) against odioso's 6 (VCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ódio with odioso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ódio is /ˈɔ.dju/ while odioso is /o.ˈdjo.zu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ódio is recorded at frequency rank #2,032, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔ.dju/. odioso is at rank #40,266, tagged as anadj, pronounced /o.ˈdjo.zu/.
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 42298, this pair ranks #23,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ódio vs odioso
Shared letters: dio. Private to "ódio": ó. Private to "odioso": s.
"ódio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "odioso" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- odioso ← doioso · oddioso · odioos · odiosso · odisoo · odoiso · oidoso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ódio" for "odioso" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ódio" or "odioso" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ódio" and "odioso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ódio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "odioso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ódio" and "odioso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "odioso vs oleoso". 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 #23,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.