Which to use
“gaivota” and “gaveta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,567
- “gaivota” frequency rank
- #11,475
- “gaveta” frequency rank
- 42042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gaivota | gaveta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ave palmípede da família dos Larídeos | compartimento horizontal, sem tampa e corrediço que se puxa de um móvel para se ter acesso a ele |
Letter map: gaivota vs gaveta
Shared letters muted; letters that set gaivota and gaveta apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. gaivota runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against gaveta's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - gaivota / gaveta
gaivota and gaveta 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 42042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gaivota is recorded at frequency rank #30,567, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡaj.ˈvɔ.tɐ/. gaveta is at rank #11,475, tagged as anoun.
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 42042, this pair ranks #23,790 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gaivota vs gaveta
Shared letters: agtv. Private to "gaivota": io. Private to "gaveta": e.
"gaivota" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "gaveta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "gaivota" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gaveta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,790 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gaivota" and "gaveta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gaiola vs gaivota". 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 #23,790 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.