Which to use
“unit” is a noun and “uns” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,488
- “unit” frequency rank
- #485
- “uns” frequency rank
- 24973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unit | uns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unidade em seus vários sentidos: | alguns; certas pessoas |
Letter map: unit vs uns
Shared letters muted; letters that set unit and uns apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: unit vs uns
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: unit is anoun and unsanarticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unit is recorded at frequency rank #24,488, classified as anoun. uns is at rank #485, tagged as anarticle.
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 24973, this pair ranks #44,459 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unit vs uns
Shared letters: nu. Private to "unit": it. Private to "uns": s.
"unit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "uns" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unit ← nuit · uint · unitt · unnit · unti
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unit" and "uns" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "unit" vs "uns" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "unit" vs "uns" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "unit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "uns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,459 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unit" and "uns" 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 #44,459 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.