Which to use
“gate” and “gole” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,008
- “gate” frequency rank
- #17,806
- “gole” frequency rank
- 37814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gate | gole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | portão; portal; porteira | porção de líquido que se engole de uma vez |
Where the eye mixes gate and gole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gate and gole
A purely visual mix-up. gate (/ɡeɪt/) and gole (/ˈɡɔ.lɨ/) 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 37814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gate is recorded at frequency rank #20,008, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɡeɪt/. gole is at rank #17,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡɔ.lɨ/.
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 37814, this pair ranks #28,754 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gate vs gole
Shared letters: eg. Private to "gate": at. Private to "gole": lo.
"gate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gate" for "gole" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gate" vs "gole" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,754 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gate" and "gole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gate vs GOAT". 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 #28,754 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.