Which to use
“galera” and “gaveta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,306
- “galera” frequency rank
- #11,475
- “gaveta” frequency rank
- 16781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | galera | gaveta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | antiga embarcação, comprida e estreita, de vela e remos, com dois ou três mastros | compartimento horizontal, sem tampa e corrediço que se puxa de um móvel para se ter acesso a ele |
Letter map: galera vs gaveta
Shared letters muted; letters that set galera and gaveta apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. galera and gaveta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - galera / gaveta
galera 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
galera is recorded at frequency rank #5,306, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡɐ.ˈlɛ.ɾɐ/. 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 16781, this pair ranks #54,667 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of galera vs gaveta
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "galera": lr. Private to "gaveta": tv.
"galera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "gaveta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "galera" for "gaveta" ever safe?
Frequency check: "galera" vs "gaveta" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "galera" and "gaveta". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "galera" 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 #54,667 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "galera" and "gaveta" 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 #54,667 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.