Which to use
“ódio” and “olho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,032
- “ódio” frequency rank
- #1,251
- “olho” frequency rank
- 3283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ódio | olho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aversão; rancor; desejo de ruína ou desgraça alheia | órgão, geralmente aos pares, de vários animais responsável pela visão |
Where the eye mixes ódio and olho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ódio with olho
A purely visual mix-up. ódio (/ˈɔ.dju/) and olho (/ˈɔ.ʎʊ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3283, 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/. olho is at rank #1,251, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔ.ʎʊ/.
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 3283, this pair ranks #71,882 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ódio vs olho
Shared letters: o. Private to "ódio": dió. Private to "olho": hl.
"ódio" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "olho" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- olho ← loho · ohlo · olhho · ollho · oloh
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ódio" and "olho" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ódio" or "olho"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ódio" and "olho" 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 "olho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,882 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ódio" and "olho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ódio vs oni". 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 #71,882 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.