onivsotaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: oni is a pronoun, ota is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“oni” is a pronoun and “ota” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,618
“oni” frequency rank
#31,082
“ota” frequency rank
80700
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature oni ota
Definition pronome pessoal do caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do plural de gênero masculino pessoal, eles expressa regozijo pela dor ou sofrimento alheio

Letter map: oni vs ota

Shared letters muted; letters that set oni and ota apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
oni
3 ch
ota

Role in the sentence - oni and ota

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: oni is apronoun and otaanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

oni is recorded at frequency rank #49,618, classified as apron. ota is at rank #31,082, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈo.tɐ/.

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 80700, this pair ranks #1,285 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of oni vs ota

Shared letters: o. Private to "oni": in. Private to "ota": at.

"oni" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "ota" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "oni" and "ota" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "oni" is a pronoun and "ota" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "oni" or "ota"?
"ota" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,082 in our Portuguese list, against #49,618 for "oni". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "oni" and "ota".

  • Full dictionary entry for "oni" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,285 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "oni" and "ota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs ons". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,285 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list