Which to use
“uno” is an adjective and “Urano” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,761
- “uno” frequency rank
- #34,085
- “Urano” frequency rank
- 45846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | uno | Urano |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | único | deus da antiga Grécia; foi gerado espontaneamente por Gaia, representa o céu na mitologia grega |
Where the eye mixes uno and Urano
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. uno runs 3 letters (VCV) against Urano's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: uno vs Urano
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: uno is /ˈunu/ while Urano is /u.ˈɾɐ.nu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
uno is recorded at frequency rank #11,761, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈunu/. Urano is at rank #34,085, tagged as anoun, pronounced /u.ˈɾɐ.nu/.
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 45846, this pair ranks #19,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of uno vs Urano
Shared letters: nou. Private to "uno": -. Private to "Urano": ar.
"uno" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "Urano" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Urano ← ruano · uarno · uranno · uraon · urnao · urrano
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "uno" for "Urano" ever safe?
Which is more common, "uno" or "Urano"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "uno" and "Urano" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "uno" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Urano" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "uno" and "Urano" 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 #19,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.