Which to use
“ódio” and “oie” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,032
- “ódio” frequency rank
- #30,656
- “oie” frequency rank
- 32688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ódio | oie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aversão; rancor; desejo de ruína ou desgraça alheia | ganso |
Where the eye mixes ódio and oie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. ódio runs 4 letters (VCVV) against oie's 3 (VVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ódio vs oie
A purely visual mix-up. ódio (/ˈɔ.dju/) and oie (/wa/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32688, 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/. oie is at rank #30,656, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wa/.
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 32688, this pair ranks #35,040 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ódio vs oie
Shared letters: io. Private to "ódio": dó. Private to "oie": e.
"ódio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "oie" · 3 letters · shape VVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ódio" and "oie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ódio" vs "oie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ódio" and "oie" 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 "oie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,040 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ódio" and "oie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oie vs oni". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #35,040 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.