Which to use
“gira” is a noun and “girar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,741
- “gira” frequency rank
- #12,256
- “girar” frequency rank
- 17997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gira | girar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de girar, de passear; passeio | mover(-se) em torno de um eixo, de um centro; rodar |
Letter map: gira vs girar
Shared letters muted; letters that set gira and girar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for gira / girar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gira is anoun and giraraverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gira” sits inside “girar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gira is recorded at frequency rank #5,741, classified as anoun. girar is at rank #12,256, tagged as averb, pronounced /ʒi.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 17997, this pair ranks #53,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gira vs girar
Shared letters: agir. Private to "gira": -. Private to "girar": -.
"gira" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "girar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gira" and "girar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gira" or "girar"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "gira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "girar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gira" and "girar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "giga vs girar". 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 #53,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.