Which to use
“ogro” is a noun and “outro” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,474
- “ogro” frequency rank
- #141
- “outro” frequency rank
- 31615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ogro | outro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | figura fantástica e ameaçadora, que come carne humana; bicho-papão | que é diferente da pessoa ou da coisa que foi mencionada; que não é o mesmo; diverso, diferente |
Letter map: ogro vs outro
Shared letters muted; letters that set ogro and outro apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for ogro / outro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ogro is anoun and outroapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ogro is recorded at frequency rank #31,474, classified as anoun. outro is at rank #141, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈow.tɾu/.
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 31615, this pair ranks #36,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ogro vs outro
Shared letters: or. Private to "ogro": g. Private to "outro": tu.
"ogro" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "outro" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ogro" for "outro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ogro" vs "outro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ogro" and "outro".
- Full dictionary entry for "ogro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "outro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ogro" and "outro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ogro vs ori". 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 #36,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.