Which to use
“escala” and “escolha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,320
- “escala” frequency rank
- #936
- “escolha” frequency rank
- 3256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escala | escolha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de escalar; escada; escalada | ato ou efeito de escolher; |
Where the eye mixes escala and escolha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: escala vs escolha
A purely visual mix-up. escala (/iʃ.ˈka.lɐ/) and escolha (/iʃ.ˈko.ʎɐ/) 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 3256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escala is recorded at frequency rank #2,320, classified as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈka.lɐ/. escolha is at rank #936, tagged as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈko.ʎɐ/.
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 3256, this pair ranks #71,918 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escala vs escolha
Shared letters: acels. Private to "escala": -. Private to "escolha": ho.
"escala" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "escolha" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escala" and "escolha" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "escala" vs "escolha" - which ranks higher?
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 "escala" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escolha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,918 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escala" and "escolha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escala vs estalo". 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 #71,918 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.