Which to use
“ú” is an adverb and “ur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,175
- “ú” frequency rank
- #33,653
- “ur” frequency rank
- 77828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ú | ur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | onde | aquático, da água |
Letter map: ú vs ur
Shared letters muted; letters that set ú and ur apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Role in the sentence - ú and ur
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ú is anadverb and uranadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ú is recorded at frequency rank #44,175, classified as anadv. ur is at rank #33,653, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ur/.
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 77828, this pair ranks #1,790 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ú vs ur
Shared letters: none. Private to "ú": ú. Private to "ur": ru.
"ú" · 1 letters · shape V · "ur" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ú" for "ur" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ú" or "ur"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ú" and "ur".
- Full dictionary entry for "ú" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,790 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ú" and "ur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ú vs UBS". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,790 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.