Which to use
“gelo” and “gema” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,325
- “gelo” frequency rank
- #20,009
- “gema” frequency rank
- 22334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelo | gema |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | água em estado sólido, cristalizada, por estar em temperatura muito baixa | parte central, amarela, do ovo das aves |
Letter map: gelo vs gema
Shared letters muted; letters that set gelo and gema apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - gelo / gema
gelo and gema 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 22334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelo is recorded at frequency rank #2,325, classified as anoun. gema is at rank #20,009, 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 22334, this pair ranks #47,737 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelo vs gema
Shared letters: eg. Private to "gelo": lo. Private to "gema": am.
"gelo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gema" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gelo" and "gema" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gelo" or "gema"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "gelo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gema" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,737 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelo" and "gema" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gema vs grua". 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 #47,737 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.