Which to use
“gafe” and “golfe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,467
- “gafe” frequency rank
- #8,776
- “golfe” frequency rank
- 45243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gafe | golfe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação ou palavra impensada que involuntariamente causa constrangimento ao autor e/ou às pessoas a ele próximas | desporto individual cujo objetivo é percorrer uma série de caminhos (percursos) ao ar livre, levando uma bolinha de posições definidas até os chamados buracos à base de tacadas com um taco desportivo |
Letter map: gafe vs golfe
Shared letters muted; letters that set gafe and golfe apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. gafe runs 4 letters (CVCV) against golfe's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on gafe vs golfe
gafe and golfe are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gafe is recorded at frequency rank #36,467, classified as anoun. golfe is at rank #8,776, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈgow.fe/.
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 45243, this pair ranks #20,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gafe vs golfe
Shared letters: efg. Private to "gafe": a. Private to "golfe": lo.
"gafe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "golfe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gafe" and "golfe" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "gafe" or "golfe" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "gafe" and "golfe". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "gafe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "golfe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gafe" and "golfe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gafe vs gain". 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 #20,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.