Which to use
“coleira” and “colheita” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,537
- “coleira” frequency rank
- #7,613
- “colheita” frequency rank
- 26150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coleira | colheita |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nas antigas armaduras, resguardo de couro, ou de outro material, para o pescoço | o ato de colher (produtos agrícolas) |
Where the eye mixes coleira and colheita
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. coleira runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against colheita's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between coleira and colheita
A purely visual mix-up. coleira (/ku.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/) and colheita (/ku.ˈʎɐj.tɐ/) 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 26150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coleira is recorded at frequency rank #18,537, classified as anoun, pronounced /ku.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/. colheita is at rank #7,613, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ku.ˈʎɐj.tɐ/.
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 26150, this pair ranks #43,043 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coleira vs colheita
Shared letters: aceilo. Private to "coleira": r. Private to "colheita": ht.
"coleira" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "colheita" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coleira" for "colheita" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "coleira" or "colheita" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "coleira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colheita" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,043 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coleira" and "colheita" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chaleira vs coleira". 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 #43,043 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.