Which to use
“escolha” and “escolho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #936
- “escolha” frequency rank
- #12,053
- “escolho” frequency rank
- 12989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escolha | escolho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de escolher; | rochedo submerso que pode danificar embarcações |
Where the eye mixes escolha and escolho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escolha and escolho follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: escolha vs escolho
A purely visual mix-up. escolha (/iʃ.ˈko.ʎɐ/) 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 a single letter - a in “escolha” becomes o in “escolho”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12989, 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/. 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 12989, this pair ranks #59,452 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escolha vs escolho
Shared letters: cehlos. Private to "escolha": a. Private to "escolho": -.
"escolha" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "escolho" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escolha" for "escolho" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "escolha" or "escolho" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "escolha" 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 #59,452 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escolha" and "escolho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escolho vs espólio". 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 #59,452 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.