Which to use
“olho” and “omo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,251
- “olho” frequency rank
- #40,711
- “omo” frequency rank
- 41962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | olho | omo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | órgão, geralmente aos pares, de vários animais responsável pela visão | ohm, unidade de medida de resistência elétrica no Sistema Internacional de Unidades (SI) |
Where the eye mixes olho and omo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. olho runs 4 letters (VCCV) against omo's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses olho with omo
A purely visual mix-up. olho (/ˈɔ.ʎʊ/) and omo (/ˈo.mo/, /ˈɔ.mɔ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
olho is recorded at frequency rank #1,251, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔ.ʎʊ/. omo is at rank #40,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈo.mo/, /ˈɔ.mɔ/.
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 41962, this pair ranks #23,884 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of olho vs omo
Shared letters: o. Private to "olho": hl. Private to "omo": m.
"olho" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "omo" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- olho ← loho · ohlo · olhho · ollho · oloh
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "olho" and "omo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "olho" vs "omo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "olho" and "omo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "olho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "omo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,884 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "olho" and "omo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "omo 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 #23,884 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.