uivsunitConfusable pair

Quick tell: ui is a intj, unit is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ui” is an intj and “unit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,875
“ui” frequency rank
#24,488
“unit” frequency rank
44363
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ui unit
Definition exprime surpresa, admiração, repugnância unidade em seus vários sentidos:

Letter map: ui vs unit

Shared letters muted; letters that set ui and unit apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

2 ch
ui
4 ch
unit

Role in the sentence - ui and unit

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ui is anintj and unitanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ui is recorded at frequency rank #19,875, classified as anintj, pronounced /ˈuj/. unit is at rank #24,488, tagged as anoun.

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 44363, this pair ranks #21,134 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ui vs unit

Shared letters: iu. Private to "ui": -. Private to "unit": nt.

"ui" · 2 letters · shape VV  ·  "unit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • unitnuit · uint · unitt · unnit · unti

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ui" and "unit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ui" is an intj and "unit" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "ui" vs "unit" - which ranks higher?
"ui" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,875 in our Portuguese list, against #24,488 for "unit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "ui" and "unit". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "unit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,134 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ui" and "unit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unit vs ut". 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 #21,134 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list