Which to use
“ono” is a pronoun and “onze” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,444
- “ono” frequency rank
- #5,665
- “onze” frequency rank
- 43109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ono | onze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal neutro do caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do singular | 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: ono vs onze
Shared letters muted; letters that set ono and onze apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ono runs 3 letters (VCV) against onze's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: ono vs onze
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ono is apronoun and onzeanum. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ono is recorded at frequency rank #37,444, 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 43109, this pair ranks #22,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ono vs onze
Shared letters: no. Private to "ono": -. Private to "onze": ez.
"ono" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "onze" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- onze ← noze · onez · onnze · onzze · ozne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ono" and "onze" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ono" or "onze" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ono" and "onze".
- Full dictionary entry for "ono" 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 #22,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ono" and "onze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs ono". 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 #22,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.