Which to use
“gelar” and “guiar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,171
- “gelar” frequency rank
- #13,529
- “guiar” frequency rank
- 52700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelar | guiar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | passar do estado líquido para sólido por perda de calor | conduzir, orientar |
Where the eye mixes gelar and guiar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gelar (CVCVC) and guiar (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between gelar and guiar
A purely visual mix-up. gelar (/ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/) and guiar (/ˈɡjaɾ/) 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 52700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelar is recorded at frequency rank #39,171, classified as averb, pronounced /ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/. guiar is at rank #13,529, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɡjaɾ/.
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 52700, this pair ranks #12,569 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gelar vs guiar
Shared letters: agr. Private to "gelar": el. Private to "guiar": iu.
"gelar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "guiar" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelar" for "guiar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gelar" vs "guiar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guiar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,569 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelar" and "guiar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelar vs ger". 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 #12,569 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.