Which to use
“gaiola” and “gaivota” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,818
- “gaiola” frequency rank
- #30,567
- “gaivota” frequency rank
- 46385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gaiola | gaivota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | objeto envolto por grades destinado a prender pássaros ou outros animais domésticos | ave palmípede da família dos Larídeos |
Where the eye mixes gaiola and gaivota
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gaiola runs 6 letters (CVVVCV) against gaivota's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gaiola vs gaivota
A purely visual mix-up. gaiola (/ɡaj.ˈɔ.lɐ/) and gaivota (/ɡaj.ˈvɔ.tɐ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gaiola is recorded at frequency rank #15,818, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡaj.ˈɔ.lɐ/. gaivota is at rank #30,567, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡaj.ˈvɔ.tɐ/.
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 46385, this pair ranks #18,914 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gaiola vs gaivota
Shared letters: agio. Private to "gaiola": l. Private to "gaivota": tv.
"gaiola" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV · "gaivota" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gaiola" and "gaivota" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gaiola" vs "gaivota" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gaiola" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gaivota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,914 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gaiola" and "gaivota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gaivota vs gaveta". 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 #18,914 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.