olharvsotherWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: olhar is a noun, other is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“olhar” is a noun and “other” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#703
“olhar” frequency rank
#7,957
“other” frequency rank
8660
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature olhar other
Definition ação de olhar tratar (determinado grupo social) como diferente e estranho; alienar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set olhar and other apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
olhar
5 ch
other

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: olhar is anoun and otheraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8660, 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/. other is at rank #7,957, tagged as averb.

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 8660, this pair ranks #65,035 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of olhar vs other

Shared letters: hor. Private to "olhar": al. Private to "other": et.

"olhar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "other" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • olharlohar · ohlar · olahr · olharr · olhhar · olhra · ollhar
  • otherohter · otehr · otherr · othher · othre · otther · toher

Frequency comparison

olhar#703
other#7,957

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "olhar" and "other" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "olhar" is a noun and "other" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "olhar" or "other"?
"olhar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #703 in our Portuguese list, against #7,957 for "other". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering olhar vs other

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “olhar”; for a verb, it's “other”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “olhar” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list