Which to use
“unção” is a noun and “uno” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,315
- “unção” frequency rank
- #11,761
- “uno” frequency rank
- 39076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unção | uno |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de ungir ou untar | único |
Where the eye mixes unção and uno
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. unção runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against uno's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: unção vs uno
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: unção is /ũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while uno is /ˈunu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unção is recorded at frequency rank #27,315, classified as anoun, pronounced /ũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. uno is at rank #11,761, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈunu/.
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 39076, this pair ranks #27,264 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unção vs uno
Shared letters: nou. Private to "unção": ãç. Private to "uno": -.
"unção" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "uno" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unção" and "uno" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "unção" vs "uno" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "unção" and "uno" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "uno" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,264 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unção" and "uno" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unção vs urca". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #27,264 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.