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“calda” and “calha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,994
- “calda” frequency rank
- #30,453
- “calha” frequency rank
- 57447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calda | calha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sumo fervido de alguns frutos | amarelinha |
Letter map: calda vs calha
Shared letters muted; letters that set calda and calha apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. calda and calha follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on calda vs calha
calda and calha are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - d in “calda” becomes h in “calha”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calda is recorded at frequency rank #26,994, classified as anoun. calha is at rank #30,453, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.ʎɐ/.
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 57447, this pair ranks #9,328 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of calda vs calha
Shared letters: acl. Private to "calda": d. Private to "calha": h.
"calda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "calha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "calda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "calha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,328 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calda" and "calha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calda vs cerda". 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 #9,328 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.