# gamba

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɐ̃.bɐ/ · frequency rank #43,444

## Definitions
1. antiga viola parecida com o violoncelo
2. crustáceo maior que o camarão e semelhante a ele
3. mulher velha e feia

## Easily confused with
- **goma** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/gamba-vs-goma)
- **gema** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/gamba-vs-gema)
- **grama** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/gamba-vs-grama)
- **garra** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/gamba-vs-garra)
- **ganga** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/gamba-vs-ganga)
- **garça** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/gamba-vs-garca)
- **gama** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/gama-vs-gamba)
- **gaga** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/gaga-vs-gamba)
- **Gabi** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/gabi-vs-gamba)
- **Gabão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/gabao-vs-gamba)

## Common misspellings (7)
`agmba`, `gabma`, `gamab`, `gambba`, `gammba`, `ggamba`, `gmaba`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/gamba