gole

/ˈɡɔ.lɨ/

//ˈɡɔ.lɨ// noun

The verdict

“gole” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,806. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,806
frequency rank, Portuguese
521
“G” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - porção de líquido que se engole de uma vez

Corpus desk

Index PT-gole · gole · Portuguese

gole · rank #17,806 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,806
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 521
  • PHOTO-FINISH heim

Nearest frequency peer: heim (+5 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “gole”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “gole” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gole vs good
50% similar
gole vs gota
50% similar
gole vs Golf
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gole
PropertyValue
Headwordgole
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡɔ.lɨ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,806
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “gole”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).golecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “heim” (#17,811), “flutuante” (#17,800), “hidrogênio” (#17,812). Entre 521 lemas com “G”, “gole” fica em #17,806. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around gole (IPA /ˈɡɔ.lɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,806 among 521 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for gole, with forms such as "ggole", "gloe", and "goel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "good", "gota", "Golf", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is gole, spelled G-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    porção de líquido que se engole de uma vez
  2. 2
    trago

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggole
  • gloe
  • goel
  • golle
  • ogle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gole - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggole1gloe2goel2golle1ogle2
Edit distance from "gole"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gole"?
"gole" is spelled G-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɔ.lɨ/.
What does "gole" mean?
As a noun, "gole" means: porção de líquido que se engole de uma vez
What words are commonly confused with "gole"?
"gole" is commonly confused with "good", "gota", "Golf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gole" is /ˈɡɔ.lɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gole" come from?
"gole" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gole", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list