Which to use
“ros” and “roxo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,024
- “ros” frequency rank
- #8,106
- “roxo” frequency rank
- 42130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ros | roxo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | louro | que tem uma cor que resulta da junção do encarnado com o azul |
Where the eye mixes ros and roxo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ros vs roxo
A purely visual mix-up. ros (/ros/) and roxo (/ˈRo.ʃu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ros is recorded at frequency rank #34,024, classified as anadj, pronounced /ros/. 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 42130, this pair ranks #23,694 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ros vs roxo
Shared letters: or. Private to "ros": s. Private to "roxo": x.
"ros" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "roxo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- roxo ← orxo · roox · roxxo · rroxo · rxoo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ros" and "roxo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ros" or "roxo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ros" and "roxo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ros" 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 #23,694 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ros" and "roxo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ros vs rust". 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 #23,694 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.