Which to use
“gem” and “gema” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,472
- “gem” frequency rank
- #20,009
- “gema” frequency rank
- 56481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gem | gema |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gema (pedra preciosa) | parte central, amarela, do ovo das aves |
Letter map: gem vs gema
Shared letters muted; letters that set gem and gema apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. gem runs 3 letters (CVC) against gema's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on gem vs gema
gem 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gem” sits inside “gema”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gem is recorded at frequency rank #36,472, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʤɛm/. 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 56481, this pair ranks #9,941 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gem vs gema
Shared letters: egm. Private to "gem": -. Private to "gema": a.
"gem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "gema" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gema ← egma · geam · gemma · ggema · gmea
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gem" for "gema" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "gem" or "gema" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "gem" and "gema".
- Full dictionary entry for "gem" 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 #9,941 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gem" and "gema" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gem vs GQ". 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 #9,941 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.