Which to use
“ogro” and “omo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,474
- “ogro” frequency rank
- #40,711
- “omo” frequency rank
- 72185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ogro | omo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | figura fantástica e ameaçadora, que come carne humana; bicho-papão | ohm, unidade de medida de resistência elétrica no Sistema Internacional de Unidades (SI) |
Letter map: ogro vs omo
Shared letters muted; letters that set ogro and omo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - ogro / omo
ogro and omo are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ogro is recorded at frequency rank #31,474, classified as anoun. omo is at rank #40,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈo.mo/, /ˈɔ.mɔ/.
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 72185, this pair ranks #3,131 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ogro vs omo
Shared letters: o. Private to "ogro": gr. Private to "omo": m.
"ogro" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "omo" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ogro ← goro · oggro · ogor · ogrro · orgo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ogro" and "omo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ogro" or "omo"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ogro" and "omo".
- Full dictionary entry for "ogro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "omo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,131 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ogro" and "omo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "omo 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 #3,131 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.