Which to use
“os” is an article and “ota” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19
- “os” frequency rank
- #31,082
- “ota” frequency rank
- 31101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | os | ota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | usado para apontar um nome definido, único | expressa regozijo pela dor ou sofrimento alheio |
Where the eye mixes os and ota
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: os vs ota
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: os is /uʃ/, /us/ (menos frequente); enfático: /oʃ/, /os/ (menos frequente) while ota is /ˈo.tɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (article vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
os is recorded at frequency rank #19, classified as anarticle, pronounced /uʃ/, /us/ (menos frequente); enfático: /oʃ/, /os/ (menos frequente). 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 31101, this pair ranks #37,096 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of os vs ota
Shared letters: o. Private to "os": s. Private to "ota": at.
"os" · 2 letters · shape VC · "ota" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "os" and "ota" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "os" vs "ota" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "os" and "ota" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "os" 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 #37,096 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "os" and "ota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs ota". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #37,096 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.