Which to use
“uísque” is a noun and “unique” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,815
- “uísque” frequency rank
- #46,605
- “unique” frequency rank
- 71420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | uísque | unique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nome dado à aguardente de cevada e outros cereais | único, exclusivo |
Where the eye mixes uísque and unique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between uísque and unique
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: uísque is /ˈwĩʃ.kɨ/ while unique is /y.nik/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
uísque is recorded at frequency rank #24,815, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈwĩʃ.kɨ/. unique is at rank #46,605, tagged as anadj, pronounced /y.nik/.
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 71420, this pair ranks #3,341 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of uísque vs unique
Shared letters: equ. Private to "uísque": sí. Private to "unique": in.
"uísque" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVV · "unique" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- unique ← nuique · uinque · uniqeu · uniqque · uniuqe · unnique · unqiue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "uísque" and "unique" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "uísque" or "unique" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "uísque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,341 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #3,341 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.