Which to use
“uni” is a verb and “unit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,214
- “uni” frequency rank
- #24,488
- “unit” frequency rank
- 42702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | uni | unit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo unir | unidade em seus vários sentidos: |
Letter map: uni vs unit
Shared letters muted; letters that set uni and unit apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for uni / unit
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: uni is averb and unitanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “uni” sits inside “unit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
uni is recorded at frequency rank #18,214, classified as averb, pronounced /ʊ.ˈni/. 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 42702, this pair ranks #23,051 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of uni vs unit
Shared letters: inu. Private to "uni": -. Private to "unit": t.
"uni" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "unit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unit ← nuit · uint · unitt · unnit · unti
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "uni" for "unit" ever safe?
Which is more common, "uni" or "unit"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "uni" and "unit".
- Full dictionary entry for "uni" 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 #23,051 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "uni" 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 #23,051 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.