Which to use
“brilha” is a noun and “brilhar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,188
- “brilha” frequency rank
- #9,965
- “brilhar” frequency rank
- 22153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brilha | brilhar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | virilha | despedir brilho |
Letter map: brilha vs brilhar
Shared letters muted; letters that set brilha and brilhar apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. brilha runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against brilhar's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - brilha and brilhar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: brilha is anoun and brilharaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “brilha” sits inside “brilhar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brilha is recorded at frequency rank #12,188, classified as anoun. brilhar is at rank #9,965, tagged as averb, pronounced /bɾi.ˈʎaɾ/.
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 22153, this pair ranks #47,950 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of brilha vs brilhar
Shared letters: abhilr. Private to "brilha": -. Private to "brilhar": -.
"brilha" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "brilhar" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "brilha" for "brilhar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "brilha" or "brilhar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "brilha" and "brilhar".
- Full dictionary entry for "brilha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brilhar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,950 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brilha" and "brilhar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bailar vs brilhar". 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 #47,950 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.