gaze vs gole, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“gaze” and “gole” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,478
“gaze” frequency rank: #17,806
“gole” frequency rank: 60284
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	gaze	gole
Definition	tecido leve e transparente	porção de líquido que se engole de uma vez

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gaze and gole apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

gaze

4 ch

gole

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. gaze (/ˈɡa.zɨ/) 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 60284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gaze is recorded at frequency rank #42,478, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡa.zɨ/. 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 60284, this pair ranks #7,726 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gaze vs gole

Shared letters: eg. Private to "gaze": az. Private to "gole": lo.

"gaze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

gaze ← agze · gaez · gazze · ggaze · gzae
gole ← ggole · gloe · goel · golle · ogle

Frequency comparison

gaze#42,478

gole#17,806

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gaze" and "gole" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/ˈɡa.zɨ/ versus /ˈɡɔ.lɨ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "gaze" or "gole"?

"gole" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,806 in our Portuguese list, against #42,478 for "gaze". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering gaze vs gole

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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