Which to use
“oie” is a noun and “onze” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,656
- “oie” frequency rank
- #5,665
- “onze” frequency rank
- 36321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oie | onze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ganso | número equivalente a dez mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha onze elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 11 (algarismos arábicos) ou XI (algarismos romanos) |
Where the eye mixes oie and onze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. oie runs 3 letters (VVV) against onze's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: oie vs onze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: oie is /wa/ while onze is /ˈõ.zɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oie is recorded at frequency rank #30,656, classified as anoun, pronounced /wa/. onze is at rank #5,665, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈõ.zɨ/.
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 36321, this pair ranks #30,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of oie vs onze
Shared letters: eo. Private to "oie": i. Private to "onze": nz.
"oie" · 3 letters · shape VVV · "onze" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- onze ← noze · onez · onnze · onzze · ozne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "oie" and "onze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "oie" or "onze"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "oie" and "onze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "oie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "onze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oie" and "onze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oie 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 #30,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.