genomavsgomaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“genoma” and “goma” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,760
“genoma” frequency rank
#19,450
“goma” frequency rank
41210
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature genoma goma
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Letter map: genoma vs goma

Shared letters muted; letters that set genoma and goma apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. genoma runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against goma's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
genoma
4 ch
goma

Spelling & dictionary notes on genoma vs goma

genoma and goma 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

genoma is recorded at frequency rank #21,760, classified as anoun. goma is at rank #19,450, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡo.mɐ/.

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 41210, this pair ranks #24,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of genoma vs goma

Shared letters: agmo. Private to "genoma": en. Private to "goma": -.

"genoma" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "goma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • genoma ← egnoma · genmoa · gennoma · genoam · genomma · geonma · ggenoma · gneoma
  • goma ← ggoma · gmoa · goam · gomma · ogma

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "genoma" for "goma" ever safe?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "genoma" or "goma" show up more?
"goma" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,450 in our Portuguese list, against #21,760 for "genoma". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "genoma" and "goma". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "genoma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "goma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "genoma" and "goma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "goma 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 #24,744 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