Which to use
“escolho” and “espólio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,053
- “escolho” frequency rank
- #27,472
- “espólio” frequency rank
- 39525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escolho | espólio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rochedo submerso que pode danificar embarcações | bens deixados por alguém que faleceu. |
Where the eye mixes escolho and espólio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. escolho (VCCVCCV) and espólio (VCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: escolho vs espólio
A purely visual mix-up. escolho (/iʃ.ˈko.ʎu/) and espólio (/iʃ.ˈpɔ.lju/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escolho is recorded at frequency rank #12,053, classified as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈko.ʎu/. espólio is at rank #27,472, tagged as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈpɔ.lju/.
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 39525, this pair ranks #26,702 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escolho vs espólio
Shared letters: elos. Private to "escolho": ch. Private to "espólio": ipó.
"escolho" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "espólio" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escolho ← ecsolho · esccolho · escloho · escohlo · escolhho · escollho · escoloh · esoclho
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escolho" for "espólio" ever safe?
Frequency check: "escolho" vs "espólio" - 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 "escolho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "espólio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,702 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escolho" and "espólio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "espelho 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 #26,702 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.