Which to use
“unit” is a noun and “útil” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,488
- “unit” frequency rank
- #2,549
- “útil” frequency rank
- 27037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unit | útil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unidade em seus vários sentidos: | que pode ter ou tem algum uso ou é necessário: |
Letter map: unit vs útil
Shared letters muted; letters that set unit and útil apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for unit / útil
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: unit is anoun and útilanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unit is recorded at frequency rank #24,488, classified as anoun. útil is at rank #2,549, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈu.tʃiw].
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 27037, this pair ranks #41,993 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unit vs útil
Shared letters: it. Private to "unit": nu. Private to "útil": lú.
"unit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "útil" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unit ← nuit · uint · unitt · unnit · unti
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unit" and "útil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "unit" or "útil" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "unit" vs "útil" 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 "útil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,993 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unit" and "útil" 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 #41,993 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.