Which to use
“beleza” is an adverb and “bella” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,091
- “beleza” frequency rank
- #7,252
- “bella” frequency rank
- 8343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beleza | bella |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bem | forma feminina de bello: |
Letter map: beleza vs bella
Shared letters muted; letters that set beleza and bella apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: beleza vs bella
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: beleza is anadverb and bellaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beleza is recorded at frequency rank #1,091, classified as anadv. bella is at rank #7,252, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈbɛl.la/.
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 8343, this pair ranks #65,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beleza vs bella
Shared letters: abel. Private to "beleza": z. Private to "bella": -.
"beleza" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "bella" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beleza" for "bella" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "beleza" or "bella" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "beleza" and "bella".
- Full dictionary entry for "beleza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bella" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beleza" and "bella" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bella vs burla". 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 #65,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.