Which to use
“oni” is a pronoun and “onze” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,618
- “oni” frequency rank
- #5,665
- “onze” frequency rank
- 55283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oni | onze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal do caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do plural de gênero masculino pessoal, eles | número equivalente a dez mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha onze elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 11 (algarismos arábicos) ou XI (algarismos romanos) |
Letter map: oni vs onze
Shared letters muted; letters that set oni and onze apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - oni and onze
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: oni is apronoun and onzeanum. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oni is recorded at frequency rank #49,618, classified as apron. onze is at rank #5,665, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈõ.zɨ/.
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 55283, this pair ranks #10,689 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of oni vs onze
Shared letters: no. Private to "oni": i. Private to "onze": ez.
"oni" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "onze" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- onze ← noze · onez · onnze · onzze · ozne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "oni" for "onze" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Pair "oni" vs "onze" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "oni" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "onze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,689 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oni" and "onze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs ons". 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 #10,689 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.