uno vs ut, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“uno” is an adjective and “ut” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,761
“uno” frequency rank: #39,908
“ut” frequency rank: 51669
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	uno	ut
Definition	único	como

Letter map: uno vs ut

Shared letters muted; letters that set uno and ut apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

uno

2 ch

Grammar separator: uno vs ut

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: uno is anadjective and utaconjunction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51669, 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/. ut is at rank #39,908, tagged as aconj.

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 51669, this pair ranks #13,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of uno vs ut

Shared letters: u. Private to "uno": no. Private to "ut": t.

"uno" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "ut" · 2 letters · shape VC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "uno" and "ut" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "uno" is an adjective and "ut" a conjunction, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

In ordinary Portuguese text, does "uno" or "ut" show up more?

"uno" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,761 in our Portuguese list, against #39,908 for "ut". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "uno" vs "ut" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "uno" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "ut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #13,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"uno" and "ut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ú vs ut". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #13,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.