belavsBergTell them apart

Quick tell: bela is a adjective, Berg is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“bela” is an adjective and “Berg” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,837
“bela” frequency rank
#19,072
“Berg” frequency rank
20909
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bela Berg
Definition bonito(a), lindo(a) montanha, monte

Where the eye mixes bela and Berg

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
bela
4 ch
Berg

Look-alike desk: bela vs Berg

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bela is /ˈbɛ.la/. while Berg is /bɛʁk/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bela is recorded at frequency rank #1,837, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈbɛ.la/.. Berg is at rank #19,072, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɛʁk/.

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 20909, this pair ranks #49,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bela vs Berg

Shared letters: be. Private to "bela": al. Private to "Berg": gr.

"bela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Berg" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • belabbela · beal · blea · ebla
  • Bergbberg · begr · bergg · berrg · breg · ebrg

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bela" and "Berg" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bela" is an adjective and "Berg" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "bela" vs "Berg" - which ranks higher?
"bela" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,837 in our Portuguese list, against #19,072 for "Berg". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Berg" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #49,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bela" and "Berg" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beard vs Berg". 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 #49,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list