Which to use
“escolha” is a noun and “escolher” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #936
- “escolha” frequency rank
- #1,310
- “escolher” frequency rank
- 2246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escolha | escolher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de escolher; | eleger |
Where the eye mixes escolha and escolher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between escolha and escolher
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: escolha is /iʃ.ˈko.ʎɐ/ while escolher is /iʃ.ku.ˈʎeɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escolha is recorded at frequency rank #936, classified as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈko.ʎɐ/. escolher is at rank #1,310, tagged as averb, pronounced /iʃ.ku.ˈʎeɾ/.
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 2246, this pair ranks #73,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escolha vs escolher
Shared letters: cehlos. Private to "escolha": a. Private to "escolher": r.
"escolha" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "escolher" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escolha" for "escolher" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "escolha" or "escolher" show up more?
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 "escolha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escolher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escolha" and "escolher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escolher vs escorrer". 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 #73,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.