Which to use
“outro” is a pronoun and “outrora” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #141
- “outro” frequency rank
- #10,224
- “outrora” frequency rank
- 10365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | outro | outrora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que é diferente da pessoa ou da coisa que foi mencionada; que não é o mesmo; diverso, diferente | em outro tempo |
Where the eye mixes outro and outrora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. outro runs 5 letters (VVCCV) against outrora's 7 (VVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between outro and outrora
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: outro is /ˈow.tɾu/ while outrora is /ow.ˈtɾɔ.ɾə/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “outro” sits inside “outrora”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
outro is recorded at frequency rank #141, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈow.tɾu/. outrora is at rank #10,224, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ow.ˈtɾɔ.ɾə/.
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 10365, this pair ranks #62,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of outro vs outrora
Shared letters: ortu. Private to "outro": -. Private to "outrora": a.
"outro" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV · "outrora" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "outro" and "outrora" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "outro" vs "outrora" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "outro" and "outrora" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "outro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "outrora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "outro" and "outrora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "outorga vs outrora". 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 #62,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.