Which to use
“unido” and “uno” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,296
- “unido” frequency rank
- #11,761
- “uno” frequency rank
- 14057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unido | uno |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | junto | único |
Where the eye mixes unido and uno
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. unido runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against uno's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between unido and uno
A purely visual mix-up. unido (/u.ˈni.du/) and uno (/ˈunu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unido is recorded at frequency rank #2,296, classified as anadj, pronounced /u.ˈni.du/. 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 14057, this pair ranks #58,132 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unido vs uno
Shared letters: nou. Private to "unido": di. Private to "uno": -.
"unido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "uno" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- unido ← nuido · uindo · undio · uniddo · uniod · unnido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unido" and "uno" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "unido" vs "uno" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "unido" 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 #58,132 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unido" and "uno" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ú vs uno". 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 #58,132 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.