gemavsgetsConfusable pair

Quick tell: gema is a noun, gets is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gema” is a noun and “gets” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,009
“gema” frequency rank
#33,432
“gets” frequency rank
53441
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gema gets
Definition parte central, amarela, do ovo das aves terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo get

Letter map: gema vs gets

Shared letters muted; letters that set gema and gets apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
gema
4 ch
gets

Role in the sentence - gema and gets

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gema is anoun and getsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gema is recorded at frequency rank #20,009, classified as anoun. gets is at rank #33,432, tagged as averb, pronounced gets ^(fonte ?).

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 53441, this pair ranks #12,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gema vs gets

Shared letters: eg. Private to "gema": am. Private to "gets": st.

"gema" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "gets" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gemaegma · geam · gemma · ggema · gmea
  • getsegts · gest · getss · getts · ggets · gtes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gema" and "gets" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gema" is a noun and "gets" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "gema" or "gets" show up more?
"gema" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,009 in our Portuguese list, against #33,432 for "gets". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "gema" vs "gets" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gema" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gema" and "gets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gets vs gris". 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 #12,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list