Which to use
“gate” and “guto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,008
- “gate” frequency rank
- #21,201
- “guto” frequency rank
- 41209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gate | guto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | portão; portal; porteira | gota, pingo |
Where the eye mixes gate and guto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gate with guto
A purely visual mix-up. gate (/ɡeɪt/) and guto (/ˈɡu.tɔ/) 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 41209, 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/. guto is at rank #21,201, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡu.tɔ/.
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 41209, this pair ranks #24,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gate vs guto
Shared letters: gt. Private to "gate": ae. Private to "guto": ou.
"gate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "guto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gate" and "guto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "gate" or "guto" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "guto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gate" and "guto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Guam vs guto". 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 #24,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.