Which to use
“olhai” is a verb and “olho” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,563
- “olhai” frequency rank
- #1,251
- “olho” frequency rank
- 44814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | olhai | olho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda pessoa do plural do imperativo do verbo olhar | órgão, geralmente aos pares, de vários animais responsável pela visão |
Letter map: olhai vs olho
Shared letters muted; letters that set olhai and olho apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. olhai runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against olho's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - olhai and olho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: olhai is averb and olhoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
olhai is recorded at frequency rank #43,563, classified as averb. 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 44814, this pair ranks #20,608 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of olhai vs olho
Shared letters: hlo. Private to "olhai": ai. Private to "olho": -.
"olhai" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "olho" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "olhai" and "olho" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "olhai" or "olho"?
After this comparison
Pair "olhai" vs "olho" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "olhai" 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 #20,608 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "olhai" and "olho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "olhado vs olhai". 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 #20,608 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.