Which to use
“escolher” is a verb and “escolho” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,310
- “escolher” frequency rank
- #12,053
- “escolho” frequency rank
- 13363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escolher | escolho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eleger | rochedo submerso que pode danificar embarcações |
Where the eye mixes escolher and escolho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. escolher runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against escolho's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between escolher and escolho
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: escolher is /iʃ.ku.ˈʎeɾ/ while escolho is /iʃ.ˈko.ʎu/. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escolher is recorded at frequency rank #1,310, classified as averb, pronounced /iʃ.ku.ˈʎeɾ/. 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 13363, this pair ranks #59,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escolher vs escolho
Shared letters: cehlos. Private to "escolher": r. Private to "escolho": -.
"escolher" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "escolho" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escolher" and "escolho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "escolher" vs "escolho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "escolher" 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 #59,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escolher" 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 #59,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.