Which to use
“gelo” is a noun and “gola” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,325
- “gelo” frequency rank
- #24,999
- “gola” frequency rank
- 27324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelo | gola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | água em estado sólido, cristalizada, por estar em temperatura muito baixa | o mesmo que ngola |
Letter map: gelo vs gola
Shared letters muted; letters that set gelo and gola apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for gelo / gola
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gelo is anoun and golaanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelo is recorded at frequency rank #2,325, classified as anoun. gola is at rank #24,999, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɡɔ.lɐ/.
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 27324, this pair ranks #41,672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gelo vs gola
Shared letters: glo. Private to "gelo": e. Private to "gola": a.
"gelo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gelo" for "gola" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gelo" or "gola"?
What to do next
Pair "gelo" vs "gola" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gola" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelo" and "gola" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gola 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 #41,672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.