# calha vs calhau

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### calha
*noun · IPA /ˈka.ʎɐ/ · frequency rank #30,453*
amarelinha

### calhau
*noun · IPA /kɐ.ˈʎaw/ · frequency rank #41,869*
fragmento de rocha dura; pedra solta; seixo; rebo

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/calha-vs-calhau