Which to use
“olhar” and “olhos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #703
- “olhar” frequency rank
- #538
- “olhos” frequency rank
- 1241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | olhar | olhos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação de olhar | plural de olho: |
Where the eye mixes olhar and olhos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses olhar with olhos
A purely visual mix-up. olhar (/ɔ.ˈʎaɾ/) and olhos (/ˈo.ʎʊs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
olhar is recorded at frequency rank #703, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɔ.ˈʎaɾ/. olhos is at rank #538, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈo.ʎʊs/.
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 1241, this pair ranks #74,354 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of olhar vs olhos
Shared letters: hlo. Private to "olhar": ar. Private to "olhos": s.
"olhar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "olhos" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "olhar" for "olhos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "olhar" vs "olhos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "olhar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "olhos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,354 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "olhar" and "olhos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "olhai vs olhar". 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 #74,354 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.