Which to use
“caminhar” is a verb and “caminho” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,793
- “caminhar” frequency rank
- #549
- “caminho” frequency rank
- 5342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caminhar | caminho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | locomover-se mantendo sempre um dos pés no chão | via de comunicação terrestre destinada principalmente ao trânsito rural |
Letter map: caminhar vs caminho
Shared letters muted; letters that set caminhar and caminho apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. caminhar runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against caminho's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: caminhar vs caminho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caminhar is averb and caminhoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caminhar is recorded at frequency rank #4,793, classified as averb, pronounced /kɐ.mi.ˈɲaɾ/. caminho is at rank #549, 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 5342, this pair ranks #69,296 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caminhar vs caminho
Shared letters: achimn. Private to "caminhar": r. Private to "caminho": o.
"caminhar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "caminho" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caminhar" and "caminho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "caminhar" vs "caminho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "caminhar" and "caminho". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "caminhar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caminho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,296 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caminhar" and "caminho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caminho vs casino". 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 #69,296 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.