Which to use
“único” and “unido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #515
- “único” frequency rank
- #2,296
- “unido” frequency rank
- 2811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | único | unido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | singular | junto |
Where the eye mixes único and unido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. único and unido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: único vs unido
A purely visual mix-up. único (/ˈu.ni.ku/) and unido (/u.ˈni.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
único is recorded at frequency rank #515, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈu.ni.ku/. unido is at rank #2,296, tagged as anadj, pronounced /u.ˈni.du/.
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 2811, this pair ranks #72,449 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of único vs unido
Shared letters: ino. Private to "único": cú. Private to "unido": du.
"único" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "unido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- unido ← nuido · uindo · undio · uniddo · uniod · unnido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "único" and "unido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "único" vs "unido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "único" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,449 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "único" and "unido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "und vs unido". 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 #72,449 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.