# osso vs ouro

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### osso
*adjective · IPA /ˈo.su/ · frequency rank #5,563*
árduo, difícil; complicado

### ouro
*adjective · IPA /ˈow.ɾu/, /ˈo.ɾu/ · frequency rank #876*
da cor de ouro

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/osso-vs-ouro