Which to use
“oni” is a pronoun and “ori” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,618
- “oni” frequency rank
- #42,137
- “ori” frequency rank
- 91755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oni | ori |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal do caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do plural de gênero masculino pessoal, eles | dourar |
Letter map: oni vs ori
Shared letters muted; letters that set oni and ori apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - oni and ori
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: oni is apronoun and oriaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - n in “oni” becomes r in “ori”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oni is recorded at frequency rank #49,618, classified as apron. ori is at rank #42,137, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɔ.ri/..
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 91755, this pair ranks #192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of oni vs ori
Shared letters: io. Private to "oni": n. Private to "ori": r.
"oni" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ori" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "oni" for "ori" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "oni" or "ori" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "oni" and "ori". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "oni" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ori" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oni" and "ori" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs ons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.