Which to use
“rojo” and “roxo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,505
- “rojo” frequency rank
- #8,106
- “roxo” frequency rank
- 37611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rojo | roxo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vermelho | que tem uma cor que resulta da junção do encarnado com o azul |
Letter map: rojo vs roxo
Shared letters muted; letters that set rojo and roxo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on rojo vs roxo
rojo and roxo are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - j in “rojo” becomes x in “roxo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rojo is recorded at frequency rank #29,505, classified as anadj. roxo is at rank #8,106, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈRo.ʃu/.
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 37611, this pair ranks #28,959 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rojo vs roxo
Shared letters: or. Private to "rojo": j. Private to "roxo": x.
"rojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "roxo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "rojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roxo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,959 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rojo" and "roxo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robe vs rojo". 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 #28,959 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.