Which to use
“cólera” and “compra” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,025
- “cólera” frequency rank
- #1,564
- “compra” frequency rank
- 17589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cólera | compra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | indignação | ato ou efeito de comprar |
Where the eye mixes cólera and compra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cólera vs compra
A purely visual mix-up. cólera (/ˈkɔ.lɨ.ɾɐ/) and compra (/ˈkõ.pɾɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cólera is recorded at frequency rank #16,025, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔ.lɨ.ɾɐ/. compra is at rank #1,564, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkõ.pɾɐ/.
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 17589, this pair ranks #53,625 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cólera vs compra
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cólera": eló. Private to "compra": mop.
"cólera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "compra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- compra ← ccompra · cmopra · commpra · compar · comppra · comrpa · copmra · ocmpra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cólera" for "compra" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cólera" or "compra"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cólera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,625 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cólera" and "compra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colcha vs cólera". 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 #53,625 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.