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.
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
- unit ← nuit · uint · unitt · unnit · unti
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ui" and "unit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ui" vs "unit" - which ranks higher?
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.