Which to use
“escola” and “escolho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #275
- “escola” frequency rank
- #12,053
- “escolho” frequency rank
- 12328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escola | escolho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instituição social que tem a missão de educar | rochedo submerso que pode danificar embarcações |
Where the eye mixes escola and escolho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. escola runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against escolho's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: escola vs escolho
A purely visual mix-up. escola (/is.ˈkɔ.la/) and escolho (/iʃ.ˈko.ʎu/) 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 12328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escola is recorded at frequency rank #275, classified as anoun, pronounced /is.ˈkɔ.la/. escolho is at rank #12,053, tagged as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈko.ʎu/.
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 12328, this pair ranks #60,310 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escola vs escolho
Shared letters: celos. Private to "escola": a. Private to "escolho": h.
"escola" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "escolho" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escola" and "escolho" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "escola" vs "escolho" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "escola" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escolho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,310 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escola" and "escolho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escoar vs escola". 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 #60,310 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.