Which to use
“galeão” and “galera” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,746
- “galeão” frequency rank
- #5,306
- “galera” frequency rank
- 35052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | galeão | galera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | antigo navio mercante de grande tonelagem | antiga embarcação, comprida e estreita, de vela e remos, com dois ou três mastros |
Where the eye mixes galeão and galera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. galeão (CVCVVV) and galera (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: galeão vs galera
A purely visual mix-up. galeão (/ɡɐ.ˈljɐ̃w̃/) and galera (/ɡɐ.ˈlɛ.ɾɐ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
galeão is recorded at frequency rank #29,746, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡɐ.ˈljɐ̃w̃/. galera is at rank #5,306, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɡɐ.ˈlɛ.ɾɐ/.
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 35052, this pair ranks #32,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of galeão vs galera
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "galeão": oã. Private to "galera": r.
"galeão" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "galera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- galera ← aglera · gaelra · galear · galerra · gallera · galrea · ggalera · glaera
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "galeão" for "galera" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "galeão" or "galera" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "galeão" and "galera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "galeão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "galera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "galeão" and "galera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "galão vs galeão". 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 #32,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.