Which to use
“gola” is an adjective and “golfo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,999
- “gola” frequency rank
- #7,530
- “golfo” frequency rank
- 32529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gola | golfo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que ngola | porção do mar parcialmente cercada por terra |
Where the eye mixes gola and golfo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. gola runs 4 letters (CVCV) against golfo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gola and golfo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gola is /ˈɡɔ.lɐ/ while golfo is /ˈgow.fu/, [ˈɡoʊ̯.fu]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gola is recorded at frequency rank #24,999, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈɡɔ.lɐ/. golfo is at rank #7,530, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈgow.fu/, [ˈɡoʊ̯.fu].
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 32529, this pair ranks #35,249 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gola vs golfo
Shared letters: glo. Private to "gola": a. Private to "golfo": f.
"gola" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "golfo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gola" for "golfo" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gola" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "golfo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,249 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gola" and "golfo" 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 #35,249 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.