Which to use
“calhar” is a verb and “calhau” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,321
- “calhar” frequency rank
- #41,869
- “calhau” frequency rank
- 52190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calhar | calhau |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coalhar, coagular | fragmento de rocha dura; pedra solta; seixo; rebo |
Letter map: calhar vs calhau
Shared letters muted; letters that set calhar and calhau apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. calhar (CVCCVC) and calhau (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: calhar vs calhau
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: calhar is averb and calhauanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - r in “calhar” becomes u in “calhau”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calhar is recorded at frequency rank #10,321, classified as averb. calhau is at rank #41,869, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈʎaw/.
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 52190, this pair ranks #12,960 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of calhar vs calhau
Shared letters: achl. Private to "calhar": r. Private to "calhau": u.
"calhar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "calhau" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "calhar" and "calhau" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "calhar" or "calhau" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "calhar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "calhau" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,960 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calhar" and "calhau" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calhau vs chau". 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 #12,960 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.