Which to use
“ono” is a pronoun and “ota” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,444
- “ono” frequency rank
- #31,082
- “ota” frequency rank
- 68526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ono | ota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pronome pessoal neutro do caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do singular | expressa regozijo pela dor ou sofrimento alheio |
Letter map: ono vs ota
Shared letters muted; letters that set ono and ota apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for ono / ota
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ono 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 68526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ono is recorded at frequency rank #37,444, 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 68526, this pair ranks #4,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ono vs ota
Shared letters: o. Private to "ono": n. Private to "ota": at.
"ono" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ota" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ono" for "ota" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ono" or "ota"?
What to do next
You've compared "ono" and "ota". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ono" 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 #4,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ono" and "ota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs ono". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.