calhavscampaConfusable pair

Which to use

“calha” and “campa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,453
“calha” frequency rank
#32,885
“campa” frequency rank
63338
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature calha campa
Definition amarelinha laje que cobre o sepulcro

Letter map: calha vs campa

Shared letters muted; letters that set calha and campa apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. calha and campa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
calha
5 ch
campa

Spelling & dictionary notes on calha vs campa

calha and campa 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

calha is recorded at frequency rank #30,453, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.ʎɐ/. campa is at rank #32,885, tagged as anoun.

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 63338, this pair ranks #6,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of calha vs campa

Shared letters: ac. Private to "calha": hl. Private to "campa": mp.

"calha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "campa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • calha ← aclha · cahla · calah · calhha · callha · ccalha · claha
  • campa ← acmpa · camap · cammpa · camppa · capma · ccampa · cmapa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "calha" and "campa" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "calha" or "campa"?
"calha" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,453 in our Portuguese list, against #32,885 for "campa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "calha" and "campa".

  • Full dictionary entry for "calha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "campa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #6,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "calha" and "campa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "campa vs canja". 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 #6,235 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