Which to use
“oi” is an intj and “oito” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #631
- “oi” frequency rank
- #1,099
- “oito” frequency rank
- 1730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oi | oito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa cumprimento que se faz ao encontrar uma pessoa | número equivalente a sete mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha oito elementos distintos, representado pelo símbolo 8 (algarismos arábicos) ou VIII (algarismos romanos) |
Letter map: oi vs oito
Shared letters muted; letters that set oi and oito apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. oi runs 2 letters (VV) against oito's 4 (VVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - oi and oito
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: oi is anintj and oitoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “oi” sits inside “oito”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oi is recorded at frequency rank #631, classified as anintj. oito is at rank #1,099, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈoj.tu/.
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 1730, this pair ranks #73,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of oi vs oito
Shared letters: io. Private to "oi": -. Private to "oito": t.
"oi" · 2 letters · shape VV · "oito" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- oito ← ioto · oiot · oitto · otio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "oi" for "oito" ever safe?
Frequency check: "oi" vs "oito" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "oi" and "oito". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "oi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oi" and "oito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oi 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 #73,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.