Which to use
“outro” is a pronoun and “outubro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #141
- “outro” frequency rank
- #468
- “outubro” frequency rank
- 609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | outro | outubro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que é diferente da pessoa ou da coisa que foi mencionada; que não é o mesmo; diverso, diferente | décimo mês do ano civil |
Where the eye mixes outro and outubro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. outro runs 5 letters (VVCCV) against outubro's 7 (VVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between outro and outubro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: outro is /ˈow.tɾu/ while outubro is /ow.ˈtu.bɾu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 609, 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/. outubro is at rank #468, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ow.ˈtu.bɾu/.
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 609, this pair ranks #75,062 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of outro vs outubro
Shared letters: ortu. Private to "outro": -. Private to "outubro": b.
"outro" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV · "outubro" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "outro" for "outubro" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "outro" or "outubro" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "outro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "outubro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,062 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "outro" and "outubro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ostra vs outro". 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 #75,062 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.