Which to use
“coleção” and “colega” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,085
- “coleção” frequency rank
- #2,669
- “colega” frequency rank
- 4754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coleção | colega |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto | pessoa que pertence à mesma coletividade ou categoria |
Where the eye mixes coleção and colega
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. coleção runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against colega's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between coleção and colega
A purely visual mix-up. coleção (/ko.le.ˈsɐ͂w/) and colega (/ku.ˈlɛ.ɡɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coleção is recorded at frequency rank #2,085, classified as anoun, pronounced /ko.le.ˈsɐ͂w/. colega is at rank #2,669, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ku.ˈlɛ.ɡɐ/.
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 4754, this pair ranks #70,045 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coleção vs colega
Shared letters: celo. Private to "coleção": ãç. Private to "colega": ag.
"coleção" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "colega" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- colega ← ccolega · cloega · coelga · coleag · colegga · colgea · collega · oclega
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coleção" for "colega" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coleção" vs "colega" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "coleção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colega" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,045 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coleção" and "colega" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colcha vs colega". 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 #70,045 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.