Which to use
“ombro” and “omo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,562
- “ombro” frequency rank
- #40,711
- “omo” frequency rank
- 46273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ombro | omo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sombra | ohm, unidade de medida de resistência elétrica no Sistema Internacional de Unidades (SI) |
Where the eye mixes ombro and omo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ombro with omo
A purely visual mix-up. ombro (/ɔm.ˈbrɔ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ombro is recorded at frequency rank #5,562, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɔm.ˈbrɔ/. 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 46273, this pair ranks #19,072 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ombro vs omo
Shared letters: mo. Private to "ombro": br. Private to "omo": -.
"ombro" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "omo" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ombro ← mobro · obmro · ombbro · ombor · ombrro · ommbro · omrbo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ombro" for "omo" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ombro" or "omo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ombro" and "omo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ombro" 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 #19,072 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ombro" 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 #19,072 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.