Which to use
“único” is an adjective and “unit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #515
- “único” frequency rank
- #24,488
- “unit” frequency rank
- 25003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | único | unit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | singular | unidade em seus vários sentidos: |
Letter map: único vs unit
Shared letters muted; letters that set único and unit apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. único runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against unit's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: único vs unit
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: único is anadjective and unitanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25003, 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/. 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 25003, this pair ranks #44,412 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of único vs unit
Shared letters: in. Private to "único": coú. Private to "unit": tu.
"único" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "unit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unit ← nuit · uint · unitt · unnit · unti
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "único" and "unit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "único" or "unit" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "único" and "unit". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "único" 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 #44,412 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "único" 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 #44,412 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.